Tiny Python

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(Explain different instances, including "Tiny Python 2.5" available here. Relate to pertinent pages, including "Varieties" and EmbeddedPython.)

There have been many "slenderized" Pythons through the years, including

http://www.tinypy.org/ New (as of 04/2008) from-scratch implementation
this FTP directory of generations for MS-DOS, OS/2, and so on;(link appears dead)
Deeply Embedded Python - a project which once attracted considerable interest, but seemingly abandoned some time ago
Jean-Claude Wippler, Jeff Senn, Brian Lloyd and others have worked on tinyPython. One approach is to exploit "executable compressor" UPX: "This gets python15.dll down to 220K and seems to work for me";
[Explain Pyco and PythonD ];
Pippy is Python for the Palm; (link appears dead)
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