The creators of the Python language are mulling a new proposal, PEP 622, that would finally bring a pattern matching statement syntax to Python.

Rejoice! Gone are the long chains of if…else statements, because switch statements will soon be here — sort of. What the Python gods are actually giving us are match statements. match s… ...

One convenient behavior not available through Python’s native syntax, but which is found in many other modern languages, is pattern matching. Values can be tested for a match against a defined ...