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Nim is probably closest, but it's probably more influenced by pascal, modula-2, Oberon... something like that iirc

it is, it's still fairly complex.

wish there is something simpler but statically-compiled with python syntax, something like crystal but for python developers.

Scala 3 with Braceless Syntax (scala-native for x86)

https://docs.scala-lang.org/scala3/reference/other-new-featu...

kotlin seems to be the Java trend now,anyway, don't know much about java

Not sure if it helps, but as someone who is a big fan of scripting languages like Python and someone who loves playing with all kinds of programming languages...I found Scala, Clojure, and Kotlin to be a much more frustrating experience than Python in a lot of ways. I wouldn't say there is enough in common.

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