"""

A class that uses different static function depending of a parameter passed in init

Note the use of a single dictionnary instead of multiple conditions

"""

__author__ = "Ibrahim Diop <http://ibrahim.zinaria.com>"

__gist__ = "<https://gist.github.com/diopib/7679559>"

class Catalog():

"""

catalog of multiple static methods that are executed depending on an init parameter

"""

def __init__(self, param):

# dictionary that will be used to determine which static method is to be executed but

# that will be also used to store possible param value

self.static_method_choices = {'param_value_1': self.static_method_1, 'param_value_2': self.static_method_2}

# simple test to validate param value

if param in self.static_method_choices.keys():

self.param = param

else:

raise Exception("Invalid Value for Param: {0}".format(param))

@staticmethod

def static_method_1():

print("executed method 1!")

@staticmethod

def static_method_2():

print("executed method 2!")

def main_method(self):

"""

will execute either static_method_1 or static_method_2

depending on self.param value

"""

self.static_method_choices[self.param]()

def main():

"""

>>> c = Catalog('param_value_1').main_method()

executed method 1!

>>> Catalog('param_value_2').main_method()

executed method 2!

"""

test = Catalog('param_value_2')

test.main_method()

if __name__ == "__main__":

main()