[Python-ideas] Grammar for plus and minus unary ops

[Aahz]

On Sat, Mar 28, 2009, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>
> Not only is this a self-inflicted error (writing C++ code in a Python 
> program is a PEBCAK error), but it's rare: it only affects a minority 
> of C++ programmers, and they are only a minority of Python programmers. 
> There's no need to complicate the grammar to prevent this sort of 
> error. Keep it simple. ---1 on the proposal (*grin*).

In all fairness, "++" is valid in many C-derived languages, so it hits C
and C++ programmers, plus Ruby and Perl programmers.  I'm not in favor of
this restriction, but I'm not opposed, either, and I think your thesis is
invalid.
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