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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()
    
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the output is:
>>> 
meow
watch out for the *HUG*!
meow
bark
>>>