Pampy is pretty small (150 lines), reasonably fast, and often makes your code more readable and hence easier to reason about. There is also a JavaScript version, called Pampy.js.
Patterns are evaluated in the order they appear.
The operator _ means "any other case I didn't think of".
from pampy import match, _
def fibonacci(n):
return match(n,
1, 1,
2, 1,
_, lambda x: fibonacci(x-1) + fibonacci(x-2)
)from pampy import match, REST, _
def lisp(exp):
return match(exp,
int, lambda x: x,
callable, lambda x: x,
(callable, REST), lambda f, rest: f(*map(lisp, rest)),
tuple, lambda t: list(map(lisp, t)),
)
plus = lambda a, b: a + b
minus = lambda a, b: a - b
from functools import reduce
lisp((plus, 1, 2)) # => 3
lisp((plus, 1, (minus, 4, 2))) # => 3
lisp((reduce, plus, (range, 10))) # => 45match(x,
3, "this matches the number 3",
int, "matches any integer",
(str, int), lambda a, b: "a tuple (a, b) you can use in a function",
[1, 2, _], "any list of 3 elements that begins with [1, 2]",
{'x': _}, "any dict with a key 'x' and any value associated",
_, "anything else"
)from pampy import match, HEAD, TAIL, _
x = [1, 2, 3]
match(x, [1, TAIL], lambda t: t) # => [2, 3]
match(x, [HEAD, TAIL], lambda h, t: (h, t)) # => (1, [2, 3])TAIL and REST actually mean the same thing.
from pampy import match, _
x = [1, [2, 3], 4]
match(x, [1, [_, 3], _], lambda a, b: [1, [a, 3], b]) # => [1, [2, 3], 4]pet = { 'type': 'dog', 'details': { 'age': 3 } }
match(pet, { 'details': { 'age': _ } }, lambda age: age) # => 3
match(pet, { _ : { 'age': _ } }, lambda a, b: (a, b)) # => ('details', 3)It feels like putting multiple _ inside dicts shouldn't work. Isn't ordering in dicts not guaranteed ? But it does because in Python 3.7, dict maintains insertion key order by default
class Pet: pass
class Dog(Pet): pass
class Cat(Pet): pass
class Hamster(Pet): pass
def what_is(x):
return match(x,
Dog, 'dog',
Cat, 'cat',
Pet, 'any other pet',
_, 'this is not a pet at all',
)
what_is(Cat()) # => 'cat'
what_is(Dog()) # => 'dog'
what_is(Hamster()) # => 'any other pet'
what_is(Pet()) # => 'any other pet'
what_is(42) # => 'this is not a pet at all'Pampy supports Python 3.7 dataclasses. You can pass the operator _ as arguments and it will match those fields.
@dataclass
class Pet:
name: str
age: int
pet = Pet('rover', 7)
match(pet, Pet('rover', _), lambda age: age) # => 7
match(pet, Pet(_, 7), lambda name: name) # => 'rover'
match(pet, Pet(_, _), lambda name, age: (name, age)) # => ('rover', 7)Pampy supports typing annotations.
class Pet: pass
class Dog(Pet): pass
class Cat(Pet): pass
class Hamster(Pet): pass
timestamp = NewType("year", Union[int, float])
def annotated(a: Tuple[int, float], b: str, c: E) -> timestamp:
pass
match((1, 2), Tuple[int, int], lambda a, b: (a, b)) # => (1, 2)
match(1, Union[str, int], lambda x: x) # => 1
match('a', Union[str, int], lambda x: x) # => 'a'
match('a', Optional[str], lambda x: x) # => 'a'
match(None, Optional[str], lambda x: x) # => None
match(Pet, Type[Pet], lambda x: x) # => Pet
match(Cat, Type[Pet], lambda x: x) # => Cat
match(Dog, Any, lambda x: x) # => Dog
match(Dog, Type[Any], lambda x: x) # => Dog
match(15, timestamp, lambda x: x) # => 15
match(10.0, timestamp, lambda x: x) # => 10.0
match([1, 2, 3], List[int], lambda x: x) # => [1, 2, 3]
match({'a': 1, 'b': 2}, Dict[str, int], lambda x: x) # => {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
match(annotated,
Callable[[Tuple[int, float], str, Pet], timestamp], lambda x: x
) # => annotatedFor iterable generics actual type of value is guessed based on the first element.
match([1, 2, 3], List[int], lambda x: x) # => [1, 2, 3]
match([1, "b", "a"], List[int], lambda x: x) # => [1, "b", "a"]
match(["a", "b", "c"], List[int], lambda x: x) # raises MatchError
match(["a", "b", "c"], List[Union[str, int]], lambda x: x) # ["a", "b", "c"]
match({"a": 1, "b": 2}, Dict[str, int], lambda x: x) # {"a": 1, "b": 2}
match({"a": 1, "b": "dog"}, Dict[str, int], lambda x: x) # {"a": 1, "b": "dog"}
match({"a": 1, 1: 2}, Dict[str, int], lambda x: x) # {"a": 1, 1: 2}
match({2: 1, 1: 2}, Dict[str, int], lambda x: x) # raises MatchError
match({2: 1, 1: 2}, Dict[Union[str, int], int], lambda x: x) # {2: 1, 1: 2}Iterable generics also match with any of their subtypes.
match([1, 2, 3], Iterable[int], lambda x: x) # => [1, 2, 3]
match({1, 2, 3}, Iterable[int], lambda x: x) # => {1, 2, 3}
match(range(10), Iterable[int], lambda x: x) # => range(10)
match([1, 2, 3], List[int], lambda x: x) # => [1, 2, 3]
match({1, 2, 3}, List[int], lambda x: x) # => raises MatchError
match(range(10), List[int], lambda x: x) # => raises MatchError
match([1, 2, 3], Set[int], lambda x: x) # => raises MatchError
match({1, 2, 3}, Set[int], lambda x: x) # => {1, 2, 3}
match(range(10), Set[int], lambda x: x) # => raises MatchErrorFor Callable any arg without annotation treated as Any.
def annotated(a: int, b: int) -> float:
pass
def not_annotated(a, b):
pass
def partially_annotated(a, b: float):
pass
match(annotated, Callable[[int, int], float], lambda x: x) # => annotated
match(not_annotated, Callable[[int, int], float], lambda x: x) # => raises MatchError
match(not_annotated, Callable[[Any, Any], Any], lambda x: x) # => not_annotated
match(annotated, Callable[[Any, Any], Any], lambda x: x) # => raises MatchError
match(partially_annotated,
Callable[[Any, float], Any], lambda x: x
) # => partially_annotatedTypeVar is not supported.
As Pattern you can use any Python type, any class, or any Python value.
The operator _ and built-in types like int or str, extract variables that are passed to functions.
Types and Classes are matched via instanceof(value, pattern).
Iterable Patterns match recursively through all their elements. The same goes for dictionaries.
| Pattern Example | What it means | Matched Example | Arguments Passed to function | NOT Matched Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
"hello" |
only the string "hello" matches |
"hello" |
nothing | any other value |
None |
only None |
None |
nothing | any other value |
int |
Any integer | 42 |
42 |
any other value |
float |
Any float number | 2.35 |
2.35 |
any other value |
str |
Any string | "hello" |
"hello" |
any other value |
tuple |
Any tuple | (1, 2) |
(1, 2) |
any other value |
list |
Any list | [1, 2] |
[1, 2] |
any other value |
MyClass |
Any instance of MyClass. And any object that extends MyClass. | MyClass() |
that instance | any other object |
_ |
Any object (even None) | that value | ||
ANY |
The same as _ |
that value | ||
(int, int) |
A tuple made of any two integers | (1, 2) |
1 and 2 |
(True, False) |
[1, 2, _] |
A list that starts with 1, 2 and ends with any value | [1, 2, 3] |
3 |
[1, 2, 3, 4] |
[1, 2, TAIL] |
A list that start with 1, 2 and ends with any sequence | [1, 2, 3, 4] |
[3, 4] |
[1, 7, 7, 7] |
{'type':'dog', age: _ } |
Any dict with type: "dog" and with an age |
{"type":"dog", "age": 3} |
3 |
{"type":"cat", "age":2} |
{'type':'dog', age: int } |
Any dict with type: "dog" and with an int age |
{"type":"dog", "age": 3} |
3 |
{"type":"dog", "age":2.3} |
re.compile('(\w+)-(\w+)-cat$') |
Any string that matches that regular expression expr | "my-fuffy-cat" |
"my" and "puffy" |
"fuffy-dog" |
Pet(name=_, age=7) |
Any Pet dataclass with age == 7 |
Pet('rover', 7) |
['rover'] |
Pet('rover', 8) |
Any |
The same as _ |
that value | ||
Union[int, float, None] |
Any integer or float number or None | 2.35 |
2.35 |
any other value |
Optional[int] |
The same as Union[int, None] |
2 |
2 |
any other value |
Type[MyClass] |
Any subclass of MyClass. And any class that extends MyClass. | MyClass |
that class | any other object |
Callable[[int], float] |
Any callable with exactly that signature | def a(q:int) -> float: ... |
that function | def a(q) -> float: ... |
Tuple[MyClass, int, float] |
The same as (MyClass, int, float) |
|||
Mapping[str, int] Any subtype of Mapping acceptable too |
any mapping or subtype of mapping with string keys and integer values | {'a': 2, 'b': 3} |
that dict | {'a': 'b', 'b': 'c'} |
Iterable[int] Any subtype of Iterable acceptable too |
any iterable or subtype of iterable with integer values | range(10) and [1, 2, 3] |
that iterable | ['a', 'b', 'v'] |
By default match() is strict. If no pattern matches, it raises a MatchError.
You can instead provide a fallback value using default to be used when nothing matches.
>>> match([1, 2], [1, 2, 3], "whatever")
MatchError: '_' not provided. This case is not handled: [1, 2]
>>> match([1, 2], [1, 2, 3], "whatever", default=False)
False
Pampy supports Python's Regex. You can pass a compiled regex as pattern, and Pampy is going to run pattern.search(), and then pass to the action function the result of .groups().
def what_is(pet):
return match(pet,
re.compile('(\w+)-(\w+)-cat$'), lambda name, my: 'cat '+name,
re.compile('(\w+)-(\w+)-dog$'), lambda name, my: 'dog '+name,
_, "something else"
)
what_is('fuffy-my-dog') # => 'dog fuffy'
what_is('puffy-her-dog') # => 'dog puffy'
what_is('carla-your-cat') # => 'cat carla'
what_is('roger-my-hamster') # => 'something else'Pampy works in Python >= 3.6 Because dict matching can work only in the latest Pythons.
To install it:
$ pip install pampy
or
$ pip3 install pampy
Pampy is Python3-first, but you can use most of its features in Python2 via this backport by Manuel Barkhau:
pip install backports.pampy
from backports.pampy import match, HEAD, TAIL, _
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