Switch in Python
Previously to Python 3.10, there was no built-in switch statement in Python. Switches were implemented using dictionaries or if-elif-else statements.
if case == 'case1':
print('case1')
elif case == 'case2':
print('case2')
elif case == 'case3':
print('case3')
else:
print('default case')
Starting from Python 3.10, the match statement was introduced to provide a more concise way to implement switch-case statements.
match case:
case 'case1':
print('case1')
case 'case2':
print('case2')
case 'case3':
print('case3')
case _:
print('default case')
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