In my experience, Python is usually used because of a low barrier-to-entry and the availability of a lot of libraries. It's great for slapping something togeth

In my experience, Python is usually used because of a low barrier-to-entry and the availability of a lot of libraries. It's great for slapping something together quickly to do something useful. However, if you want something that's high-performance and well-engineered, it just isn't the right tool for the job usually.