[Python-Dev] Simple Switch statement

Mon Jun 26 07:55:51 CEST 2006

Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> The static() keyword works like Forth's brackets for forcing 
> compile-time evaluation. The issue for us is that unlike other Python 
> expressions, there are inconvenient limitiations on what can be 
> expressed inside:
>> five = 5
> eight = [8]
> def f(x, six=6):
> seven = 7
> a = static(five + 4) # this is legal
> b = static(six + 4) # this is illegal
> c = static(seven + 4) # this is illegal
> d = static(eight + [4]) # this is illegal

bzzt. try again.
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