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Not all components require Python for development. See the documentation for your component in the Development Guides section. (Note: the "node-gyp" tool requires Python.)
Download Python version 2.7.10:
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Copy/paste the known_hosts entries listed, into a file named known_hosts under your .ssh profile (something like C:\Users\<my-id>\.ssh) (if known_hosts does not exist, create it).
IDE: Eclipse: Does Not Support Gerrit Plugin
Eclipse plugins (including the Mylin Gerrit connector plugin and Egit) do not support a 2.12 Gerrit server, so if you use Eclipse as your development IDE, you must do reviews using the Gerrit web interface.
IDE: IntelliJ
Installing IntelliJ Community Edition and the Java SDK on Windows
If you are using IntelliJ to do Java compilations, download the IntelliJ installation image from https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/. The installation dialog gives you the opportunity to associated IntelliJ with file type .java, among others. Installation takes several minutes.
When you start your first IntelliJ project, you will need to specify the Java Software Development Kit (SDK) as the project's. If you do not have the Java SDK installed on your machine, you can download it from within IntelliJ by selecting Maven as the New Project type and clicking on "Download SDK": (Or, visit http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html).
Installing the Gerrit plugin in IntelliJ
Open File -> Settings -> Plugins of IntelliJ, and click on the Browse repositories... button.
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