Sign the [http://www.python.org/psf/contrib-form.html Python contributor agreement] Steve indicated that he would have copies at the Sprint
Subversion client software (Windows users may use SVN Tortoise, Putty and Pageant). Get your SSH2 key installed and verify you can commit.
Suitable IRC client (XIRC or similar).
FredrikLundh: How about IM tools too? Google Talk? (I'm no IRC user, so maybe modern IRC tools cover point-to-point communication too? Please enlighten me).