I am specifically referring to it in the context of the OP about an embedded device. For general computing, your objections may hold. In all my years of doing s

I am specifically referring to it in the context of the OP about an embedded device. For general computing, your objections may hold. In all my years of doing small devices, Python's libs wouldn't fit in the space of the unit if you could find the exact library to run on different architectures. The only other languages I have used aside from C for the small devices is Forth or assembler. There are usually ready-made libs or interfaces from the manufacturer. I haven't seem much provided in Python or other high-level languages. The NodeLua project is an exception, and it is promising. I have already began work on a Lisp of mine (written in C) for this device. Others have done so too. I guess if you have a Raspberry Pi or other, you can afford the space, and it is basically a small Linux box, so you can run anything you like. I was sticking to a discussion of small, embedded devices where those are not yet options. In the future, I am sure they will be big enough to fit high-level languages.