Python for Embedded Devices?

[Peter Hansen]

Phil Schmidt wrote:
> 
> I am one such developer who works with very small systems: 8-bit
> micros with under 128K flash and 4K RAM. I am keenly interested in
> Python or some other similar langauge that would run on such hardware.
> 'C' is the usual language for such environments, but I believe that,
> in many cases, using a dynamic and 'object-able' language would reduce
> development time and improve product quality significantly.
> 
> I've looked at Io, Lua, PyMite and Pippy, to name a few, and none are
> quite appropriate. Io is perhaps the closest match, if it were
> stripped down a lot.

Would you be willing to spend a sentence or two describing what basic
problems you feel each of those has for your application?

-Peter