Is python syntax worse than any brand new languages like rust or go? Absolutely not. It's still better.
Did Google stop using it? I don't think so, but I also don't think people picked it just because Google did.
Btw, I wish they would take some inspiration from Haskell's syntax.
Haskell also has significant whitespace, but its defined as syntactic sugar for a more traditionally syntax with curly braces and semicolons.
Approximately no-one uses that curly-brace syntax, but it's good for two things:
- silences the naysayers
- more importantly: allows you to copy-paste code even into forms that mess up your indentation.