I have a series of 'tasks' that I would like to run in separate threads. The tasks are to be performed by separate modules. Each containing the business logic for processing their tasks.

Given a tuple of tasks, I would like to be able to spawn a new thread for each module as follows.

from foobar import alice, bob charles
data = getWorkData()
# these are enums (which I just found Python doesn't support natively) :(
tasks = (alice, bob, charles)

for task in tasks
  # Ok, just found out Python doesn't have a switch - @#$%!
  # yet another thing I'll need help with then ...
  switch
    case alice:
      #spawn thread here - how ?
      alice.spawnWorker(data)

No prizes for guessing I am still thinking in C++. How can I write this in a Pythonic way using Pythonic 'enums' and 'switch'es, and be able to run a module in a new thread.

Obviously, the modules will all have a class that is derived from a ABC (abstract base class) called Plugin. The spawnWorker() method will be declared on the Plugin interface and defined in the classes implemented in the various modules.

Maybe, there is a better (i.e. Pythonic) way of doing all this?. I'd be interested in knowing