Python for Embedded Systems?

[Cameron Laird]

In article <7x3bd21kry.fsf at ruckus.brouhaha.com>,
Paul Rubin  <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote:
>claird at lairds.us (Cameron Laird) writes:
>> Yes and no.  Python could thrive for the next decade while
>> utterly surrendering the small-and-embedded domain to Forth,
>> Lua, Tcl, Scheme, and so on, so, no, there's no *need* for a
>> TinyPython.  On the other hand, yes, there are at least several
>> of us with an interest and occasional opportunities for Python
>> in such applications. 
>
>I think we should see what happens with PyPy, which might be easier to
>target at embedded platforms than CPython is.  Main thing needed would
>be a static compiler--I haven't followed PyPy enough to know if it
>relies on having Psyco at runtime.

PyPy indeed presents exciting prospects.