As much as I like scripting languages, the fact that you cannot build a single statically-built executable is the main problem when it comes to distribution. G

As much as I like scripting languages, the fact that you cannot build a single statically-built executable is the main problem when it comes to distribution. Go/Rust are miles ahead in that regard, and the only reason to use containers with them is the sandbox aspect. (There are ways to create a self-contained executable including Python interpreter, code, and all dependencies, but it's far from ideal, and just going with Docker is a lot less problematic.)