504
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago

Python does have a switch statement now, actually. And yes, they went out of their way to call it something different - match.

https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#match-statements

[-] NichtElias@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

match isn't just equivalent to switch though, so in this case it actually makes sense to call it something different.

this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2025
504 points (97.7% liked)

Programmer Humor

36296 readers
414 users here now

Post funny things about programming here! (Or just rant about your favourite programming language.)

Rules:

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS