I am not sure how this is a slander. My point is, if python does not meet your performance/size/distribution requirements, choose something else instead of using "custom tools". Unless, compilation to other languages is supported as a first class feature by the language itself (for eg. the way Scala supports javascript and native binary), these work around are duct tapes to make Python do something it is not meant to do.

Furthermore, there is no shortage of statically typed compiled languages to choose from. Go, Rust, Java(with GraalVM) or my recent favourite, Nim comes to mind.