My understanding is that Python is used by millions of people to write programs measured in tens of lines, and by tens of large companies writing millions of li

My understanding is that Python is used by millions of people to write programs measured in tens of lines, and by tens of large companies writing millions of lines. Many in the first group are happy with dynamic typing. Those in the second group would have been better off with a compiled language but are too invested in Python to switch to something different, so are trying to morph Python itself into something different. Unfortunately, the way Python’s governance works, all decisions about the future of the language are made by people in the second group. For example, IIRC the Python Steering Council is composed entirely of developers working for large tech companies - no scientists, finance workers etc at all.