If I give somebody a binary, I have to compile this binary for their operating system and architecture. If they don't know how to program they'll be confused as to why they cannot share this program with others.
If I share somebody a python script, they can still execute it as a program as long as a shebang is set. They can use this script on any operating system and can open it with at text editor to view it's inner workings.
This makes scripting languages like Python much more accessible for single-file scripts.
If I give somebody a binary, I have to compile this binary for their operating system and architecture. If they don't know how to program they'll be confused as to why they cannot share this program with others.
If I share somebody a python script, they can still execute it as a program as long as a shebang is set. They can use this script on any operating system and can open it with at text editor to view it's inner workings.
This makes scripting languages like Python much more accessible for single-file scripts.