Implement a case in Python to execute specific commands

Question

I want to implement a code in Python but I need to implement a switch case. I saw this online (a standard example):

def switch_demo(argument):
    switcher = {
        1: "January",
        2: "February",
        3: "March",
        4: "April",
        5: "May",
        6: "June",
        7: "July",
        8: "August",
        9: "September",
        10: "October",
        11: "November",
        12: "December"
    }
    print switcher.get(argument, "Invalid month")

But I need something different. I don't want to display some strings but to execute some commands, like:

switch(button) { // this is a code for C structure
case 1: do some things ( not just display text)
case 2: do some things ( not just display text)

And so on. Can you please give me an example of how this structure is supposed to look?

You can store *functions* as the values in the dictionary, and call them: https://stackoverflow.com/a/10272369/3001761 — jonrsharpe, Sep 18 '19 at 07:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 18 '19 at 07:40

1

Typically, where other languages use switch, Python uses if...elif...else... statement.

if button == 1:
    stuff()
elif button == 2:
    more_stuff()
elif button == 3:
    other_stuff()
else:
    no_stuff()

answered Sep 18 '19 at 07:40

Amadan

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That's really helpful, thank you. – Teofil Sandu Sep 18 '19 at 08:00

Implement a case in Python to execute specific commands

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