To me, that Python forced me to accumulate lots of practical experience with mappings is a blessing in disguise. The constraint of not having switch/case statements allowed me to create approaches and ideas I may not have developed with it.

Intentional or not, Python's lack of switch/case has been a social construct that made me a better coder.

https://www.pydanny.com/why-doesnt-python-have-switch-case.html#closing-thoughts