Python : more efficient way to do for this

Question

I'm a beginner in python and i'm wondering if there is a classy way to do this :

if societe_var == 'apple':
    bu_list = bu_list_apple
elif societe_var == 'banana':
    bu_list = bu_list_banana
elif societe_var == 'pear' :
    bu_list = bu_list_pear
else :
    bu_list = bu_list_cherry

Best regards,

Kair0

Does this answer your question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60208/replacements-for-switch-statement-in-python? — Dani Mesejo, Nov 08 '21 at 15:30

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 08 '21 at 15:17

Use a dictionary:

bu_list_map = {
    'apple': bu_list_apple,
    'banana': bu_list_banana,
    'pear': bu_list_pear
}

bu_list = bu_list_map.get(societe_var, default=bu_list_cherry)

Use the default argument to the .get() method to handle the fallback case

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 08 '21 at 15:18

2

Put your possible values in a dict and use .get() to get one of them (or a default if not found):

bu_lists = {
    'apple': bu_list_apple,
    'banana': bu_list_banana,
    'pear': bu_list_pear,
}
bu_list = bu_lists.get(societe_var, bu_list_cherry)

answered Nov 08 '21 at 15:18

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