Simple switch-case like thing for Python. I don't recommend using this or anything similar. This is just an exercise.

example.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import re

from switch import switch

case = switch("Foo")

if case("bar"): # False
	print repr("bar")

if case(re.compile("fo+",re.I)): # True
	print 're.compile("fo+",re.I)'

if case(unicode,str): # True
	print (unicode,str)

if case("x","y","Foo"): # True
	print ("x","y","Foo")

if case(): # False
	print "is never executed"

case = switch(12)

if case("12"): # Flase
	print repr("12")

if case(re.compile("12")): # True
	print 're.compile("12")'

switch.py

import re

RegexpType = type(re.compile(''))

def switch(value):
	def case(*patterns):
		for pattern in patterns:
			if isinstance(pattern, RegexpType):
				if pattern.match(unicode(value)):
					return True
			elif isinstance(pattern, type):
				if isinstance(value, pattern):
					return True
			else:
				if pattern == value:
					return True
		return False
	return case