> > The bytecode compiler doesn't know that you intend RANGE > to be a constant -- it thinks it's a variable to bind a > value to. > > To make this work you need to find a way to refer to the > value that isn't just a bare name. One way would be to > define your constants using an enum: > > class Options(Enum): > RANGE = "RANGE" > MANDATORY = "MANDATORY" > > match stuff: > case Options.RANGE: > ... > case Options.MANDATORY: > ... >
Got it, thank you. On Wed, Jun 7, 2023 at 6:01 PM Greg Ewing via Python-list < python-list@python.org> wrote: > On 8/06/23 10:18 am, Jason Friedman wrote: > > SyntaxError: name capture 'RANGE' makes remaining patterns unreachable > > The bytecode compiler doesn't know that you intend RANGE > to be a constant -- it thinks it's a variable to bind a > value to. > > To make this work you need to find a way to refer to the > value that isn't just a bare name. One way would be to > define your constants using an enum: > > class Options(Enum): > RANGE = "RANGE" > MANDATORY = "MANDATORY" > > match stuff: > case Options.RANGE: > ... > case Options.MANDATORY: > ... > > -- > Greg > > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
