> I know you were just joking (the smiley gave it away) but there is a
> tidy solution to the "endless if" problem.
>
> Make a dict[] of names->functions. This makes the whole thing rather
> modular and tidy. Define the functions wherever you want, including
> 'plugins' if you like. In one place, you stick them all into the
> dict, and then you just do:
>
> try:
> command_dict[command_name](command_args)
> except KeyError:
> print "no such command"
So just to respond in kind:
when I build up that dict I'd need:
command {name: function
name2: function2
name3: function3
...
name80:function80}
Yah, that's not ugly at all.
riiiiiiiiiiiight
-sv
