Why Python and Machine Learning are Soulmates

"If you decide to design your [programming] language [yourself], there are thousands of sort-of-amateur language designer pitfalls."- Python is regarded as the best language for programming Machine Learning. However, a lot of people, especially newbies, don't really know why this is so. This article will explain why it is in fact the best! As the two central themes around which this article is built, I feel it is only fair we explain Python and Machine Learning individually before getting to the main points.