Others answered this correctly. Python is more like a glue language that is easy to use. I ended up using type annotations in my code and in the end it looked a lot like a typed language. But the nice thing about Python is that types, manual garbage collection, etc. are not necessary for most applications.

The code outside the critical path is easier and quicker

think of python wrapping other tools the same way bash does.

Tricycle riders will never become Formula 1 drivers.

You’re not Plato either, didn’t stop you from trying to come up with sound analogy.

But I can recognize an ad hominem argument when I see it. Merely attempting to illuminate the intelligible with truth.[^1] OP said "If you ultimately end up having to use c/c++/fortran native libraries and work around pretty much everything python. What is the point of using python instead of c/c++?" The answers boiled down to making it easy for people with no formal computer training to leverage C, C++, and Fortran libraries written by professionals. Hopefully that is something we can agree on.

[^1]: BTW, I am not the sun either.