I've found it useful to embed scripting languages in host languages and remote control them to get the right mix of static/dynamic (fast/slow) code, rather than

I've found it useful to embed scripting languages in host languages and remote control them to get the right mix of static/dynamic (fast/slow) code, rather than the other way around (calling host languages from scripting languages). But embedding Python is unfortunately a pretty big deal from what I've seen, and not as ergonomic as it could be since it's not designed to be used that way.