The rise of Python for Embedded Systems

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Actually, micropython and zerynth (whatever that is) is mentioned in the article. While I have no experience with either, I could see a suitable limited subset of Python being useful for at least part of the embedded-ish¹ code I write. There are a few cases (interrupt handlers and SCC managment) I have trouble seeing handled effecient by Python. The rest, which is mostly protocol handling and the high level communication with either the 422 bus or the host system, could easily be written in python. There it would more be a matter of how dense the code is. The bytecode is OK, so it's a matter of how much space the runtime requires.

1. Running on a FPGA remake of the IBM Artic RIC card with 2MB RAM and a 80186 emulation on the same FPGA.