I'd say that's something Python does well. Many people don't realize because they don't need those features. If you can do with simple code and patterns, go with that. Rust on the other hand, hits you with all the complexity from the start (or a lot of it). I'm not saying this is necessarily bad, or that having a lot of "hidden complexity" is always good, the use-cases are different, but in many cases it's kinda good to not need to know about the things you don't need to use.

And the level of mutation one can inflict upon the runtime is magnificent!

http://farmdev.com/src/secrets/framehack/

https://github.com/lihaoyi/macropy

Same theoretical capability; inferior performance and safety in general. Its versatility in the stack is, in my mind, its defining characteristic - unlike C++, it's a great scripting language that's easy to get started with- maybe the best. Like C++, it's a capable low-level, close-to-the-metal language. But I doubt it's the best choice for those cases. (We know what Linus said about C++ devs working on the kernel ... what would he say about python devs??)

Side bar, I wasn't aware it was a popular educational tool. I was taught type strong languages, and coming into Python felt like writing pseudocode. Too easy, as the Aussies would say!