I don't think it's very coherent to criticise the team because "Python can't quite decide what it wants to be", but also criticise them for not adopting all the

I don't think it's very coherent to criticise the team because "Python can't quite decide what it wants to be", but also criticise them for not adopting all these crazy cool changes that would fundamentally change Python. Taking a highly conservative approach to breaking changes is absolutely not the same thing as being indecisive. The Python team has learned from experience how disruptive breaking changes can be.