"... combines the syntax of python with..."
ewww. That already turns me off. python has horrible syntax soup
ewww. That already turns me off. python has horrible syntax soup
Also significant whitespace (some of it, only that at the beginning on some, unless the previous line ends with \ and not in the middle of a statement.)
The syntax itself precludes having lambdas that are actually useful (more than one expression).
Syntax is arbitrary. some things read better postfix, and some prefix. For the creator, otherwise it's completely arbitrary.
It's a very badly designed language