#MonthOfCode day 10 - switch

day_10.py

# As you know there's no such thing as a switch statement in python
# but it can be easily simulated using functions

def switch_simu( val, funct_dict):
    if( not val in funct_dict.keys()):
        funct_dict[ 'default']()
        return 
    funct_dict[ val]()

def below2Message():
    print 'you type an integer below 2'
def below4Message():
    print 'you type an integer between 2 and 4 (inclusive)'
def do_some_fancy_stuff():
    print 'you typed 5 or more'

print 'please type a positive integer'
num = int( raw_input() )

switch_simu( num, {
    0: below2Message,
    1: below2Message,
    2: below4Message,
    3: below4Message,
    4: below4Message,
    'default': do_some_fancy_stuff
    } )