Swahili looks unfamiliar to me. Because I didn't grow up in southern Africa. Don't conflate subjective familiarity with objective simplicity - any "unfamiliar" concept only reflects on you, not your subject.
But millions of people are already familiar with existing Python syntax. Changing that would make it unfamiliar to them, and that's when you get people switching to another language that looks more familiar to them. Which is why C-style syntax has been so popular.
No one is suggesting changing it. This whole thread is about an alternative syntax for python.
I was pointing out that there is yet another alternative.
I prefer lisp syntax over indentation aware (e.g. python) over block syntax and at the bottom ones that force semi colons on you (the end of line is sufficient) - so the OP syntax for me is a massive downgrade of the language.
Somewhere in that list I would add APL near the top but can't quite categorise it.
