[Python-Dev] Switch statement (original) (raw)
Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Mon Jun 19 16:37:01 CEST 2006
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On 6/18/06, Josiah Carlson <jcarlson at uci.edu> wrote:
[...] Offering arbitrary expressions whose meaning can vary at runtime would kill any potential speedup (the ultimate purpose for having a switch statement), [...]
Um, is this dogma? Wouldn't a switch statement also be a welcome addition to the readability? I haven't had the time to follow this thread (still catching up on my Google 50%) but I'm not sure I agree with the idea that a switch should only exist for speedup.
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