If python 3 is available on the target system, this is certainly making sense, it might make the entire thing fly under several radars because a lot of things s

If python 3 is available on the target system, this is certainly making sense, it might make the entire thing fly under several radars because a lot of things scan for suspicious binaries (statically linked, coming over unusual channels, etc.) and would leave a python file that is properly obscured alone.