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If statement: a dictionary-based 'switch'

choice = 'ham'
print {'spam':  1.25,         # a dictionary-based 'switch'
       'ham':   1.99,         # use has_key() or get() for default
       'eggs':  0.99,
        'bacon': 1.10}[choice]



if choice == 'spam':
     print 1.25
elif choice == 'ham':
     print 1.99
elif choice == 'eggs':
     print 0.99
elif choice == 'bacon':
     print 1.10
else:
     print 'Bad choice'

           
       

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