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""" Using dict to implement dispatch
"""
animals  =  []
number_of_felines  =  0

def  deal_with_a_cat():
     global  number_of_felines
     print   " meow "
    animals.append( ' feline ' )
    number_of_felines  +=   1

def  deal_with_a_dog():
     print   " bark "
    animals.append( ' canine ' )

def  deal_with_a_bear():
     print   " watch out for the *HUG*! "
    animals.append( ' ursine ' )

tokenDict  =  {
     " cat " : deal_with_a_cat,
     " dog " : deal_with_a_dog,
     " bear " : deal_with_a_bear,
    }

words  =  [ " cat " ,  " bear " ,  " cat " ,  " dog " ]
for  word  in  words:
    funcToCall  =  tokenDict[word]
    funcToCall()
    
# #####################################
the output  is :
>>>  
meow
watch out  for  the  * HUG * !
meow
bark
>>>