Editors with Python or Active Scripting capability?

[Peter Hansen]

I've become rather intent on *not* using languages other than Python
extreme in cases of extreme need.  This stems directly from the fact
that it works in so many different areas, and vastly increases our
productivity.

[Embedded stuff (at least on 16-bit micros with 1K of RAM) qualifies as
extreme need, as does working with legacy code written in less desirable
languages, but most of our work suits Python well.]

Writing scripts for a text editor, however, does not qualify as an area
where I'm willing to waste time learning or using a language which some
shortsighted company or programmer decided *I* should learn just to use
its/his/her product.

Unfortunately, it seems my choices are fairly limited.  I'm frankly
surprised by this, given that (no death threats, please!) I do most of
my development on (not for!) Windows 98 boxes, where Microsoft has done
at least one thing right in the last decade in opening up scripting to
non-Microsoft languages via the Active Scripting Host API.  In spite of
that, the list of text editors supporting Python scripting seems fairly
pathetic.  So far as I can tell, I'm limited to something called Zeus
(which reduced my computer speed to about 23 Hz while running my
script), VIM (modes? just say "no"!), and CRedit (which is the only
editor I've seen claiming ASH support) which unfortunately says that out
of all the possible Active Scripting languages, for some reason Python
is the only one which doesn't work!

   http://www.zeusedit.com/
   http://www.vim.org/
   http://www.geocities.com/plamen_p/credit/index.html

My question is, does anybody know of a decent text editor which uses
Python, either "natively" or via Active Scripting, as a scripting/macro
language?

Thank you for any suggestions you have.
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Peter Hansen