choice = 'ham'
print {'spam': 1.25, # a dictionary-based 'switch'
'ham': 1.99, # use has_key() or get() for default
'eggs': 0.99,
'bacon': 1.10}[choice]
if choice == 'spam':
print 1.25
elif choice == 'ham':
print 1.99
elif choice == 'eggs':
print 0.99
elif choice == 'bacon':
print 1.10
else:
print 'Bad choice'