How many of the better languages have equal or better readability than Python? IMO, that's the #1 reason for its continued popularity. Python is not full of parentheses, like a lisp, nor is it full of semicolons and brackets for bookkeeping, like most other C-style languages.
If that's a blocker to productivity to anyone I'd seriously argue their programming prowess. Especially nowadays with LSP auto-formatting, snippet management, and such.
Syntax is a subjective preference. I didn't like that fact for the longest time but it's a fact regardless.
