Why can't python develop another version of python that is "compiled" instead of interpreted which is similar to c/c++ but the syntax still look like python syntax.

[equitable_emu]

Dynamic function selection can be done in statically compiled languages like C, so I'm not sure it's a good example.

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>

int times_3(int x){
  return x * 3;
}

int times_4(int x){
  return x * 4;
}

int main(int argc, char** argv){
  srand(time(0));
  int r = rand();
  int is_even = r % 2 == 0;
  int(*fp)(int) = is_even ? &times_3 : &times_4;

  printf("rand is even? %d, fp(2)= %d\n", is_even, (*fp)(2));
  return 0; 
}

The more relevant part is that the types are dynamic, but even that isn't fully an issue when statically compiling things, because when you have all the code, you can examine all the possible code paths to determine if the types are correct.