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Structural pattern matching was introduced into Python in version 3.10. Although the basic form of structural pattern matching looks very much like pattern matching in other languages, there are some specific features that relate to data classes. In this chapter we will look at how data classes can be used with structural pattern matching.
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Hunt, J. (2023). Structural Pattern Matching. In: Advanced Guide to Python 3 Programming. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40336-1_6
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