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Re:Pattern matching accepted for Python on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @07:35AM (#26088315)
Yes, a lot of these features are hard to integrate into Python because it has peculiar (to say the least) namespaces.

You just need to follow the mailing lists [1] and see that many core developers themselves are caught by some namespace abnormality.

It is a pity that Greenspun's 10th rule is in full effect again and we're stuck with an inferior Lisp/ML, especially in the scientific sector.

[1] Or rather the archives, since they are now de facto corporate owned. There is no free discussion any more and people are afraid to post.