Checking golang a bit, I didn't feel it was "aiming for the path of least resistance". For instance, blocking compilation if any imported module is unused or forbidding circular dependencies, is going against the "let's let the coders do what they want".
I am currently involved in refactoring a big Python code base and I oh-so regret Python (which I like very much) is so easy-going on these issues.
Flake8 detects unused imports and generally adds some rigor that Python otherwise lacks. Not perfect, but it has made Python more pleasant for me for larger code bases especially.
I am currently involved in refactoring a big Python code base and I oh-so regret Python (which I like very much) is so easy-going on these issues.