# fn_switchcase.py

# fn_switchcase.py

# define the function blocks
def zero():
    return "Integer zero also registers as a False statement by default.\n"

def one():
    return "The integer one was entered.\n"

def two():
    return "5 minus 3 equals 2.\n"

def a_float():
    return "The decimal 0.5 is a float in Python.\n"

def sA():
    return "The letter 'z' is a string in Python.\n"

def sB():
    return "Nice to meet you.\n"

def sC():
    return "Even accepting of tuples... Python dictionaries are awesome!\n"

# map the inputs to the function blocks
options = {0            : zero,
           'z'          : sA,
           1            : one,
           2            : two,
           0.5          : a_float,
           'Hi'         : sB,
           (0,255,0)    : sC
}

a = 5
b = 3

for z in [0,1,'NO!',a-b,0.5,'Hi',(0,255,0),'z']:
    if z in options:
        print(options[z]())