def foo(var):  return {      'a': 1，      'b': 2,      'c': 3,  }.get(var,'error')  #'error'為默認返回值，可自設置

def foo(var,x):  return {      'a': lambda x: x+1,      'b': lambda x: x+2,      'c': lambda x: x+3,   }[var](x)

# This class provides the functionality we want. You only need to look at# this if you want to know how this works. It only needs to be defined# once, no need to muck around with its internals.class switch(object):  def __init__(self, value):    self.value = value    self.fall = False  def __iter__(self):    """Return the match method once, then stop"""    yield self.match    raise StopIteration  def match(self, *args):    """Indicate whether or not to enter a case suite"""    if self.fall or not args:      return True    elif self.value in args: # changed for v1.5, see below      self.fall = True      return True    else:      return False# The following example is pretty much the exact use-case of a dictionary,# but is included for its simplicity. Note that you can include statements# in each suite.v = 'ten'for case in switch(v):  if case('one'):    print 1    break  if case('two'):    print 2    break  if case('ten'):    print 10    break  if case('eleven'):    print 11    break  if case(): # default, could also just omit condition or 'if True'    print "something else!"    # No need to break here, it'll stop anyway# break is used here to look as much like the real thing as possible, but# elif is generally just as good and more concise.# Empty suites are considered syntax errors, so intentional fall-throughs# should contain 'pass'c = 'z'for case in switch(c):  if case('a'): pass # only necessary if the rest of the suite is empty  if case('b'): pass  # ...  if case('y'): pass  if case('z'):    print "c is lowercase!"    break  if case('A'): pass  # ...  if case('Z'):    print "c is uppercase!"    break  if case(): # default    print "I dunno what c was!"# As suggested by Pierre Quentel, you can even expand upon the# functionality of the classic 'case' statement by matching multiple# cases in a single shot. This greatly benefits operations such as the# uppercase/lowercase example above:import stringc = 'A'for case in switch(c):  if case(*string.lowercase): # note the * for unpacking as arguments    print "c is lowercase!"    break  if case(*string.uppercase):    print "c is uppercase!"    break  if case('!', '?', '.'): # normal argument passing style also applies    print "c is a sentence terminator!"    break  if case(): # default    print "I dunno what c was!"# Since Pierre's suggestion is backward-compatible with the original recipe,# I have made the necessary modification to allow for the above usage.