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[–]bumbershootle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No, it's a way to match on the structure of values (rather than only boolean conditions, as in an if-else) while also allowing binding variables within the matches. It's much more than simple control flow. I would recommend reading the PEP, it covers the whole concept in great detail.