This course introduces the basics of Python 3, including conditional execution and iteration as control structures, and strings and lists as data structures. You'll program an on-screen Turtle to draw pretty pictures. You'll also learn to draw reference diagrams as a way to reason about program executions, which will help to build up your debugging skills. The course has no prerequisites. It will cover Chapters 1-9 of the textbook "Fundamentals of Python Programming," which is the accompanying text (optional and free) for this course.
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Python Basics
This course is part of Python 3 Programming Specialization


Instructors: Paul Resnick
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Learn Python 3 basics, including conditional statements, loops, and data structures like strings and lists.
Develop practical programming skills by creating drawings and building your debugging abilities.
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Reviewed on May 30, 2020
This course is very good for beginners. The content and flow of the course is amazing. online practice tool to run our codes online without installing any software makes is even more user friendly.
Reviewed on May 1, 2023
Great course and easy to follow. The only suggestion I have is to do lesson 2 the best you can then move on because some of the practice questions have answers from lessons that come after this one.
Reviewed on Aug 8, 2019
Coursera has improved my practical skill in programming due a lot of practices and guidance. Taking Python basics has really helped me gain confidence to take over so many programming challenges.

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