What is the Python equivalent for a case/switch statement? [duplicate]

Answer #1:

While the official docs are happy not to provide switch, I have seen a solution using dictionaries.

For example:

# define the function blocks
def zero():
    print "You typed zero.n"

def sqr():
    print "n is a perfect squaren"

def even():
    print "n is an even numbern"

def prime():
    print "n is a prime numbern"

# map the inputs to the function blocks
options = {0 : zero,
           1 : sqr,
           4 : sqr,
           9 : sqr,
           2 : even,
           3 : prime,
           5 : prime,
           7 : prime,
}

Then the equivalent switch block is invoked:

options[num]()

This begins to fall apart if you heavily depend on fall through.

Answer #2:

The direct replacement is if/elif/else.

However, in many cases there are better ways to do it in Python. See “Replacements for switch statement in Python?“.