Python script is not seen by ajax get call - ajax

I have something weird happening and cannot figure it out. So I need to call a python script after clicking a button. The ajax call is as follows (i don't need to pass any parameters to python):
function submitForm() {
$.ajax({url: 'fodername/filename.py',
success: function(rs){
console.log(rs);
}
})
I am getting
jquery.js:9664 GET http://localhost/sitefolder/fodername/filename.py 404 (Not Found)
P.S. I am in Python 3 if it makes difference.
Many thanks!
Debugging so far:
1. If I change file url in ajax call to any other file in the same folder - it sucessfully returs the response
I tried url with local host (the same result)
Spelling double checked, copy-pasted, re-copy-pasted - nothing helps.
What else can I be missing? Looks like the problem is relative to this file specifically (never sent ajax calls to pythons before)
P.S: I am in Python 3 if it makes any difference
Thank you!

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