What alternative approach would you have preferred Python do? While I’m not a fan of the coloured-function approach either, I can’t think of a better alternative that checks-off the most boxes (Java’s Loom looks interesting but in-a-way it seems too-good-to-be-true to me, while low-cost approaches like Zig’s would introduce too much complexity for novice users and people wanting something that just-works)

[1]: https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2015/02/01/what-color-is-...