> If you want a simple language where things can only be done one way, you either have to stick to a teaching language that isn't really used in industry, or you have to resign yourself to swapping languages regularly to something new that hasn't yet grown in complexity.

That isn't true. Smalltalk is the language you're looking for. Read https://richardeng.medium.com/i-agree-python-is-an-atrocious-teaching-language-f3587b499bc4