The main reason to use Python is that you get a lot more options than what's included in most spreadsheets. Spreadsheets are ...

For some time now, Python developers have been able to “annotate” names with type information. With Python 3.5, type hints officially became part of the language (see PEP 484).

Official support for free-threaded Python, an experimental JIT, and a smarter installation manager for Windows are among the goodies in Python 3.14. Now in a release candidate.