example.py

class Action:
  
  MOVE = 0
  ATTACK = 1
  HOLD_POSITION = 2

  
def get_attacked(thing)
  thing.get_attacked()

def move(thing, position)
  thing.move(position)
  
def hold_position(thing):
  thing.hold_position()
  
table = {}
thing = SomeThingThatHasActions()
position = (0, 0)
table[Action.MOVE] = move, {"thing": thing, "position": position}
table[Action.ATTACK] = get_attacked, {"thing": thing}
table[Action.HOLD_POSITION] = hold_position, {"thing": thing}

table[thing.action][0](**table[thing.action][1]) # this is the money maker, no if statements, yet can do three different things based on thing's "action" property