For example the Python interpreter cannot understand your code if your indentation is off, which teaches you to write well-formatted, readable code. And many tenets of writing good code naturally ...

Python still kept the good features of ABC: Readability, simplicity, and beginner-friendliness for example. But Python is far more robust and adapted to real life than ABC ever was.

I didn't get much done While I was able to get a few things done using Python in Excel, my productivity was greatly constrained by my lack of familiarity with Python and the best Excel features.