Using a dictionary to select function to execute

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Simplify, simplify, simplify:

def p1(args):
    whatever

def p2(more args):
    whatever

myDict = {
    "P1": p1,
    "P2": p2,
    ...
    "Pn": pn
}

def myMain(name):
    myDict[name]()

That’s all you need.

You might consider the use of dict.get with a callable default if name refers to an invalid function—

def myMain(name):
    myDict.get(name, lambda: 'Invalid')()

(Picked this neat trick up from Martijn Pieters)

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