Does Python need Javascript?

[Gregory Ewing]

Chris Angelico wrote:
> There've been a number of attempts, over the years, to make a
> sandboxed Python interpreter, where you can run untrusted code. But if
> Python came with a JS interpreter, it would be possible to run
> untrusted JS code, with Python functioning as a gatekeeper.

If that would provide sufficient sandboxing, then how about
writing a Python interpreter in Python to get a sandboxed
Python?

-- 
Greg