Making Case Statements In Python

So I am trying to make a case statement for my python script to make it cleaner but there's no such thing (as far as I'm aware) so I have just made a bunch of if/else statements. I

Solution 1:

At a high level, python suggests that you try and use dictionaries for this kind of thing. I won't try and translate your example, since it's a little verbose, but essentially instead of using a case statement like so:

function(argument){
    switch(argument) {
        case0:
            return"zero";
        case1:
            return"one";
        case2:
            return"two";
        default:
            return"nothing";
    };
};

You can use a dictionary of possibilities like so

def numbers_to_strings(argument):
    switcher = {
        0: "zero",
        1: "one",
        2: "two",
    }
    return switcher.get(argument, "nothing")

You could also create a switcher class, and map your actions to your conditions. Overall the python way is to increase legibility.