One problem is that all those things are more likely to reach people interested in Python unto itself vs as a tool to accomplish some other goal, like scientifi

One problem is that all those things are more likely to reach people interested in Python unto itself vs as a tool to accomplish some other goal, like scientific research. The bigger problem, if/when you reach all those people, is convincing them to put their work on hold while they deal with the fallout of nonfunctional changes to the language/ecosystem, making them jump through academic and aesthetic hoops.