You wouldn't be able to write linear scripts in Python if it were so restrictive, or execute the interpreter from the command line with the -c command. You'd be

You wouldn't be able to write linear scripts in Python if it were so restrictive, or execute the interpreter from the command line with the -c command. You'd be forced to use OOP patterns for trivial code, whereas Python as it is now doesn't require any OOP at all. I really don't understand why you'd want to force everything into OOP doctrine.