Using a dictionary to select function to execute

Question

I am trying to use functional programming to create a dictionary containing a key and a function to execute:

myDict={}
myItems=(\"P1\",\"P2\",\"P3\",....\"         


        

Answer 1

#!/usr/bin/python

def thing_a(arg=None):
    print 'thing_a', arg

def thing_b(arg=None):
    print 'thing_b', arg

ghetto_switch_statement = {
    'do_thing_a': thing_a,
    'do_thing_b': thing_b
}

ghetto_switch_statement['do_thing_a']("It's lovely being an A")
ghetto_switch_statement['do_thing_b']("Being a B isn't too shabby either")

print "Available methods are: ", ghetto_switch_statement.keys()