Allow non-constant `n` in `ap-dotimes`

hy/extra/anaphoric.hy

@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@
 
 (defmacro ap-dotimes [n &rest body]
   "Execute body for side effects `n' times, with it bound from 0 to n-1"
-  (unless (numeric? n)
-    (raise (TypeError (.format "{!r} is not a number" n))))
   `(ap-each (range ~n) ~@body))
 
 

tests/native_tests/extra/anaphoric.hy

@@ -47,7 +47,13 @@
   (assert (= (do (setv n []) (ap-dotimes 3 (.append n 3)) n)
              [3 3 3]))
   (assert (= (do (setv n []) (ap-dotimes 3 (.append n it)) n)
-             [0 1 2])))
+             [0 1 2]))
+
+  ; https://github.com/hylang/hy/issues/1853
+  (setv n 5)
+  (setv x "")
+  (ap-dotimes n (+= x "."))
+  (assert (= x ".....")))
 
 (defn test-ap-first []
   (assert (= (ap-first (> it 5) (range 10)) 6))