How to save the statement which is given in elif in a variable

Question

How to save the statement which is given in elif in a variable Like:

elif 'date'in calendar:
     Date()

I want to save date word in a variable from elif

Answer 1

date = None

...

elif 'date' in calendar:
    date = Date()

Answer 2

You can just assign it to variable like:

elif 'date' in calendar:
     date = Date()

Before add the remaining if part.