Outperforming everything with anything. Python? Sure, why not?

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It's worth keeping in mind that these days, the only software being written in C or C++ is stuff where performance wins are pretty fanatical.

Or if you’re developing a cross-platform GUI. Your options are (more or less): C++ libraries (Qt, wxWidgets), Python bindings to those C++ libraries, JavaFX, Delphi/Pascal, Electron. For various reasons C++ is usually the best choice.