It's a pretty mature language so I see no reason why it can't be used for general purpose. Though I would check if they have proper libraries that fulfills whatever task you're trying to complete first. For instance, if you're doing machine learning, I would probably stick to Python.

One thing to note is that it's a functional programming language. If your previous exposure to programing in general is limited to Python, you will find the syntax and the general way of doing things confusing.