New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What would've been Python if Python didn't exist?

Ask HN: What would've been Python if Python didn't exist?
5 by KhoomeiK | 10 comments on Hacker News.
What language do you think would've taken the place of Python as the predominant language for ML and data manipulation if Python was never invented? Would languages that aim to be "Python except better" like Julia still exist? Would the "AI revolution" have even occurred?