It's not something I see all the time, but using a dictionary instead of a big if/else is something that I'd consider a Python idiom, yes. And it's something I

It's not something I see all the time, but using a dictionary instead of a big if/else is something that I'd consider a Python idiom, yes. And it's something I do on occasion. For example: https://github.com/ubernostrum/webcolors/blob/master/webcolors.py#L358 https://github.com/ubernostrum/webcolors/blob/master/webcolo...