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Zerynth and Micropython are two completely separate projects. Zerynth has been developed from scratch thanks to the support of a Kickstarter campaign. For a more detailed comparison take a look here: Micropython vs Zerynth

Zerynth takes about 10-15 seconds to upload, and you haven't to to use any script. Take a look here: Python for ESP8288 using Zerynth

For those who are interested in Python for embedded, take a look here: The Rise of Python for Embedded Systems

I hope it will be useful.

MicroPython is a very good implementation of Python on microcontrollers. Zerynth is Python even more tuned to micros than MicroPython is. A Micro MicroPython :)

Take a look here https://www.zerynth.com/faq/ and here: Micropython vs Zerynth for more technical details.

You're thinking of a different Viper. Zerynth is Python embedded for IoT, formerly named Viper, while Vitalik's Viper is a language he wrote which compiles to the EVM, like Solidity. It's his successor to Serpent, designed to be easier for formal proofs.

>Pico is maybe aimed at slightly older kids?

Do-it-yourself, make your own educational use. Micro:bit and partners provide a more complete solution (well it started by sending every British kid one for free so...)

>I hadn't heard of Zerynth, do they make their own dev boards? At a glance they seem very industry-focussed.

They support existing boards/microcontrollers like Atmega, STM, ESP - https://www.zerynth.com/integrations/ - and they work by having an IDE with an internal Python implementation - you write code in Python that then is compiled and uploaded to the microcontroller/board as an optimized binary - Python is not run directly on the board. And each dev board that is supported has a nice integration in the IDE (kind of user friendly). And the code is kind of more cross-chip compatible than MicroPython.

And they business model is that you can actually design, launch and manage products based on their stack.