> the thing I least like about Python is it's syntax.

For me it's the opposite - the only thing I like about Python is it's syntax. That's why I really like Nim - you get C speed, "comptime", metaprogramming, powerful type system, memory safety and code is often short and elegant.

Mojo seems interesting too, but so far they're mostly focused on ML stuff and not general programming. And I believe compiler is still not open-source?

I’m a big fan of Mojo’s design. It isn’t comparable to Julia since it has deterministic memory management.

I also think Mojo is more focused on being an industrial strength language. I was shocked to see the first iteration of Julia ahead of time compilation did not provide file I/O.