Switch Case in Python (Replacement)

What is the replacement of Switch Case in Python ?

Unlike every other programming language we have used before, Python does not have a switch or case statement. To get around this fact, we use dictionary mapping.

# Function to convert number into string 
# Switcher is dictionary data type here 
def numbers_to_strings(argument): 
    switcher = { 
        0: "zero", 
        1: "one", 
        2: "two", 
    } 
  
    # get() method of dictionary data type returns  
    # value of passed argument if it is present  
    # in dictionary otherwise second argument will 
    # be assigned as default value of passed argument 
    return switcher.get(argument, "nothing") 
  
# Driver program 
if __name__ == "__main__": 
    argument=0
    print numbers_to_strings(argument) 

This code is analogous to given code in C++ :

#include<bits/stdc++.h> 
using namespace std; 
  
// Function to convert number into string 
string numbers_to_strings(int argument){ 
    switch(argument) { 
        case 0: 
            return "zero"; 
        case 1: 
            return "one"; 
        case 2: 
            return "two"; 
        default: 
            return "nothing"; 
    }; 
}; 
  
// Driver program 
int main() 
{ 
    int argument = 0; 
    cout << numbers_to_strings(argument); 
    return 0; 
} 

Output:

Zero

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