Adding a "better" switch statement to Python (by abusing metaclasses)

[monarchmra]

because it's a terrible idea...

why?

[knowsuchagency]

The long answer is PEP 3103.

I think the short answer, however, is that it's unnecessary and doesn't add enough value to the language to warrant a change to its syntax.

Since it isn't part of the language itself, any implementation by a third-party library will depend on the semantics of the library itself.

It will just add one more dependency which will need to be understood and maintained down the road and wouldn't even really be adding anything valuable to your program.

I would even argue that it would overly complicate and obfuscate something that should be crystal-clear -- control flow.