The python script/program ultimately depends on a Python interpreter which currently has to be distributed as a different binary for every platform. So in the

The python script/program ultimately depends on a Python interpreter which currently has to be distributed as a different binary for every platform. So in the end, the difference is purely where the platform-differentiated compilation happens for VM & interpreted languages like Java & Python. This would instead allow you to ship a single Python executable that simply works everywhere. Whether with a bundled-in script/program, or just the interpreter.