Python for Embedded Systems?

[Cameron Laird]

In article <mailman.8181.1152898758.27775.python-list at python.org>,
Carl J. Van Arsdall <cvanarsdall at mvista.com> wrote:
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>This raises a good question.  Is there a need for python to change 
>somewhat to work better in an embedded profile?  Are there many people 
>in the community interested in using python for embedded projects?
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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.  While <URL:
http://www.engcorp.com/acf/RecentChanges > looks dormant, it
was set up to serve just such constituencies, and we might yet
breathe life into it--just as any of the other several TinyPython
initiatives might, or might not, revivify.