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[โ€“] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Python does have a switch statement now, actually. And yes, they went out of their way to call it something different - match.

https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#match-statements

match isn't just equivalent to switch though, so in this case it actually makes sense to call it something different.