with switch(1): if case(0): print 'Awkward...' if case(2): print '???' if case(1): print 'Phew! It works!' if case.default(): print 'Ummmm...' Please ignore this ...

Default values also become hard to change without breaking backwards compatibility. There’s no pre-defined scheme you have to follow; how you set up the top-level sections is up to you. At the end of ...