Yes. Python was designed from the beginning to be compatible with C; it can make calls directly into C modules. There is an entire portion of the Python ecosy

Yes. Python was designed from the beginning to be compatible with C; it can make calls directly into C modules. There is an entire portion of the Python ecosystem dedicated to C interoperability. Many of the most popular packages are written in C (e.g. numpy, pandas, etc.) and many other packages have the most performance-sensitive code written in C (scipy et. al.) [ed] s/pansas/pandas/g