I'm slightly surprised to search and not see any recent mention of Python running on the BlackBerry PlayBook.
Since the PlayBook simulators (for developers) were first available late last year, they've contained Python 2.7. Some time before release, the permissions were changed so the binaries weren't accessible to developers or to apps. There's now a developer beta of the upcoming 2.0 release of the PlayBook's OS (built on QNX, previously named Tablet OS and now rebranded as BBX). Though this beta has almost none of the "user- facing" improvements included, much of what's below the covers is intact and probably fairly representative of how the final release will look. In this beta 2.0 release, I see a full installation of Python 3.2.1 (qnx6 build). (The 2.7 install is still present, and likely will remain for a long time, as it underpins some important features in the OS.) There are other clear signs that RIM/QNX have a significant chunk of Python related work done already, including a video with some TAT user interface demos ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Mia10Rekd0c ) where you can see (in 720P mode, around 3:30) files such as Accelerometer.py and Horizon.py along with a "PyCascadesSDK". Currently RIM has no public plans to make a Python SDK available to developers for use in building PlayBook/BBX apps (which would include the next generation of their phones). I believe if there were enough interest shown, this situation could change. So, I'm curious to what degree it would influence people's interest in developing apps for the PlayBook if they were to provide a full Python SDK, or even part of one which the community could flesh out, as one of the development platforms available for the PlayBook. For those not watching this area, the current set of platforms includes native C/C++, WebWorks (HTML5/JavaScript and other web standards), Java in the form of the now-beta Android player, and Adobe AIR (Flash/ActionScript3). I think Python would round that out very nicely. ;-) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
