Python has a GC based around reference counting, which is vastly easier to integrate with native code than languages with heavier runtimes such as Go, Java, C#.

Python has a GC based around reference counting, which is vastly easier to integrate with native code than languages with heavier runtimes such as Go, Java, C#. C++ could give you equal or better performance, but it's not anywhere near as friendly to beginners as Python. Plus, the value of REPL-based programming for prototypes and experimentation is hard to overstate.