Sept. 16, 2017
4:42 p.m.
On Sep 16, 2017, at 02:39, Larry Hastings <larry@hastings.org> wrote:
I'm not proposing that we allow arbitrary expressions as decorators... well, I'm not doing that yet at least. But like I said, the syntax has been this way for 13 years and I don't recall anybody complaining.
Indeed, I can’t remember a single time where I’ve needed that, let alone actually realized the restriction existed. But now that you mention it, I do remember discussions in favor of the more restricted syntax when the feature was originally being debated. I don’t remember the reasons though - it well could have been an abundance of caution over how far to take the new syntax (and understanding of course that it’s easier to relax than restrict). -Barry