That was the Java solution as well circa late 1990's. But in many cases that's true of python, and other languages.

It's just easier if you can install a native library rather than one with a cumbersome build process.

Perhaps because there isn't just one choice? The Go team maintains two compilers, and each treat that interoperability differently. You have even more options if you reach out into the larger Go ecosystem (e.g. tinygo does things differently again).