Yes! Python is a great language for people who are not ready for Java to learn.
Well, actually, I think it is… Python is frequently used as a beginning language.
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Python documentation. Yes, Python is meant for stuff like this.
NSPE is just Python with no special syntax. Old Skript is the what has the special syntax, anyway. I am sure lots of people start learning Java through Minecraft plugins and end up just fine. I have no idea what kind of specific syntax you mean anyway, it is just a library, be it NSPE or Bukkit.