I think its ubiquity is important (installed by default on most non-Windows machines, at least in my experience) combined with the simplicity of running a pytho

I think its ubiquity is important (installed by default on most non-Windows machines, at least in my experience) combined with the simplicity of running a python script. Now that Microsoft is supporting non-Windows with .Net core, C# is more attractive. That said, if I was thinking compiled Python with static typing my mind would go to Go. Lots of options!