How does this compare to the combo of C# + Visual Studio (which seems to be the target market here)?
Eclipse + Java has always been a non-intuitive headache for me - will this IDE support Python? Has Google made Python a first-class language yet in their stack?
It only seems to be the target market to you in your MS-centric world.
It compares very well to C#/VS.
Although I fail to see the relevance, yes, the IntelliJ IDE supports Python - https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
Why is that mentioning C# in an Apple thread is A-okay but mentioning in a Google related post is a deathnell?
If you people think the target market for this is just Eclipse and Android developers then you have not been paying attention to the larger picture of cross-platform stacks.
It even has the word Studio in the name for crying out loud.
Android Studio is customized very specifically for Android development, not a general purpose IDE. Even the New Project dialog will not let you continue without selecting the target Android form factor.
You're being downvoted because your comment reads as being off-topic and/or uninformed (especially with the Python mention). If by Visual Studio and C# you were referring to Xamarin or Mono for Android it would have been clearer if you mentioned that. It would be helpful if you also mentioned why you feel Android Studio targets developers who use those technology instead of the larger pool of Android developers in general. I don't think there's a bias against those technologies here, only against poor comments.
Eclipse + Java has always been a non-intuitive headache for me - will this IDE support Python? Has Google made Python a first-class language yet in their stack?
Inquisitive minds would like to know.