Python for Embedded Systems?

[Paul Rubin]

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.