Since they’re already interpreted (compiled) code, they can later be executed directly by the Python interpreter without reinterpreting the original script.

Security researchers at ReversingLabs have discovered a novel attack that used compiled Python code to evade detection. According to ReversingLabs reverse engineer Karlo Zanki, this could be the first ...

Compiled source code starts as text files. Text is then transformed into machine code instructions by a corresponding compiler for performance boosts over code that is otherwise interpreted at run ...