Shell code can run in a whole bunch of environments that even getting python into can be tricky. initramfs before your drives are mounted, for example... A lot

Shell code can run in a whole bunch of environments that even getting python into can be tricky. initramfs before your drives are mounted, for example... A lot of the discussion on here is mind-blowing, so many pushing to throw out perfectly good tech because it doesn't fit their (limited) worldview.