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Re:Bringing the print statement back by yuchi on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:17AM (#23843273)
This is explicitely explained in the linked article.

To solve the conflict the first parameter cannot start with a paren.

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Re:Bringing the print statement back by mumblemumble on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:34AM (#23844249)
By, "Maybe not as far as the computer is concerned, but certainly as far as the humans are concerned.", I meant to invoke the principle that there's more to a good grammar than the computer being able to parse it reliably. It's also got to not be confusing for its wet, squishy readers.
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