# peudo-code
#
# switch(foo) {
#	case "a": 
#	case "b":
#		print "lorem"
#		return 1
#		break;
#	case "c":
#		print "ipsum"
#		return 2
#		break;
#	default:
#		print "dolor"
#		return 0
#		break;
# }

# if-elif-else

if foo == "a" or foo == "b":
	print "lorem"
	return 1
elif foo == "c":
	print "ipsum"
	return 2
else:
	print "dolor"
	return 0

# pseudo-switch (generic template)

result = {
  "a": lambda x: x + 1,
  "b": lambda x: x + 2,
  "c": lambda x: x + 3
}[foo](x)