Talin wrote: > I don't have any specific syntax proposals, but I notice that the suite > that follows the switch statement is not a normal suite, but a > restricted one, and I am wondering if we could come up with a syntax > that avoids having a special suite.
don't have K&R handy, but I'm pretty sure they put switch and case at the same level (just like if/else), thus eliminating the need for silly special suites. > The only real difference between this and an if-else chain is that the > compiler knows that all of the test expressions are constants and can be > hashed at compile time. the compiler can of course figure that out also for if/elif/else state- ments, by inspecting the AST. the only advantage for switch/case is user syntax... </F> _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
