im sure there's tools available to use python as an embedded language in C++. if not, there are tutorials on how to do this. embedding may not be _exactly_ what you're looking for, but it's definitely a good option. if instead you're looking to use both side-by-side in one singular sourcecode, that sounds like it'd be a lot trickier and im not sure of a solution for that
Step into also takes you inside the function when a function call is encountered If you want to skip going in the function and just get the results, you can use Step Over
It is 2024 and I still has no reasons to switch. I am starting to suspect this has something to do about Mac. Every person who talks about VS Code or its new and awesome features, that are a normal thing in VS for many years, is using Mac. P.S. Googled it - no more VS on Mac, so I was right o)