Python Switch Statement
Chapter:
Python
Last Updated:
20-09-2018 17:23:39 UTC
Program:
/* ............... START ............... */
b ={
'a' : 333,
'b' : 444,
'c' : 456,
'd' : 54
}
# Ask for User Input
result = input('User Input: ')
print('The result is : ', b.get(result, -1))
def switch_function_example(value, y):
return {
'a': lambda y: y+444,
'b': lambda y: y*44,
'c': lambda y: y/4
}.get(value)(y)
# Ask for User Input
result = input('User Input: ')
print('The result is : ', switch_function_example(result, 8))
/* ............... END ............... */
Output
User Input: a
The result is : 333
User Input: c
The result is : 2.0
Notes:
-
Python does not have a switch or case statement. But by using dictionary mapping: we can implement switch statement in Python.
- In Python we can use dictionary to work like a switch statement. In the above example "b" stores key and value pair and return the match value as like switch statement in other programming languages.
- Python dictionary is sequence of key and value pair as like hashmap. Key is a unique values, If you given key then you will get value associated with it.
- Second switch_function method ask for parameter and by using lambda in Python we can make a dynamic calculation. In the program you can see that how value is passing and return after some calculation.
- Above Python program is an alternative method for switch statement as like in other programming languages.
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Python switch case statement, alternative method for switch statement in Python, python switch library, python switch case replacement,python switch dictionary