But in Python, it’s meant to be used for matching against structures or combinations of types, not just single values. If you want to use a value to execute an action or just return another ...

Also read: How to use lists in Python This is not an array, however. That’s because an array is a data structure that uses an “index” or “key” to store each value.

Python, for all its power and popularity, has long lacked a form of flow control found in other languages—a way to take a value and match it elegantly against one of a number of possible conditions.