The thing about python, as overall language philosophy, is convention over enforcement.
If you want your team to have a particular style and use certain features, then you should agree to do it and then use automated tools (like pep8, flake) to check that code complies with those rules, but it is up to you how you want to write the code.
Python 3 is typed. Not strongly typed but the point remains. Python is used in a lot of domains and I feel the strides the language has made over the past decade have made it very competitive and a worthy addition to any programmer's toolbox.
I've used Python a fair bit for a variety of semi-permanent or long scripts. I would have liked types more as well. Discovered MyPy after those instances.
It has a very nice strong typing add on in mypy. Highly recommended for a couple of years now. It’s technically optional but your CI process should take care of that.
