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About the Course

This course aims to teach everyone the basics of programming computers using Python. We cover the basics of how one constructs a program from a series of simple instructions in Python. The course has no pre-requisites and avoids all but the simplest mathematics. Anyone with moderate computer experience should be able to master the materials in this course. This course will cover Chapters 1-5 of the textbook “Python for Everybody”. Once a student completes this course, they will be ready to take more advanced programming courses. This course covers Python 3....
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Introductory course

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DJ

Nov 4, 2018

I loved it! Dr. Chuck is extraordinary in his explanations. A great way to start on Python programming. As a person that hasn't programmed in years it was an encouraging and educational experience :-)

V

Apr 28, 2020

Great introduction to Python and programming as a whole. Everything is broken down making it easy to understand. Had zero programming experience before and this class made it easy and fun to get into.

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By Paris N

Jun 2, 2020

Very accessible and the prof made the material very easy to understand. I spent several weeks trying to learn from Youtube channels and this was the best class I was able to take. I am now signing up for the next classes. Thanks for the help.

By Devarsh B

May 26, 2020

It is a very good course for beginners as very basic python is taught in this course. Dr. Chuck is really good professor. Also, bonus videos were quite informative and we could look at the ideas through which some people started great platforms.

By ANANYA S

May 18, 2020

This course was an amazing experience for me. It has changed my perspective on programming. Now I find programming much easier and interesting. The way of teaching is highly impressive and appreciable. I would love to take other courses as well.

By Alexander K

May 1, 2020

This course is easy to understand and simple. It's a little slow going at first but once it picks up I felt as though the information was well presented and I liked referring back to the videos if I was having issues with the graded assignments.

By Santiago N

Jan 13, 2020

Is a great course to start with Python, they teach you the first elements, all the context, iterations, conditionals... I think is a great tool to get started, also the teacher had great examples to make his points clear and really good videos.

By Sabine L

Dec 14, 2019

I very much enjoyed the course. And although I had no background in programming, I was able to follow the instructions and do the required coursework. The explanations each week were very good and understandable! I can only recommend the course.

By Justin T

Sep 11, 2019

I'm a mid-30s sales professional looking to pick up new skills. This was fun. I'm a little fuzzy on the big picture of what I can use python to do in my work, but I know I'll find an application. I'm going to continue the program to learn more.

By Yu-Ting S

Aug 11, 2019

This course is just wonderful for a newbie like me. Know nothing about programming before but still be able to catch up with the course and even write a bit of codes in the final assignment. I'm satisfied with what I accomplished in this course.

By Krzysztof P

Mar 4, 2019

An amazing course that really starts in a way I could understand. I did not know anything about Python and now I can do some basics. This is a critical course to get started with and lay the foundation for all of the other courses. Thank you!

By Jordan A

Jan 10, 2019

This course was absolute amazing. Professor Severance is both hilarious and so intelligent. He made learning this new language fun and beneficial. At times there were areas where I had to go re-watch one of the lessons but it was well worth it!.

By Tobias W

Apr 25, 2018

Profound and accessible course to get into programming. Having learned C++ previously, I took this course to get into Python specifically and to refresh the basics. This worked great as you can do all the courses and exercises at your own speed.

By Sheikh H

Mar 25, 2018

Thanks for the Teacher Charles Severance.

He is really knows how to teach students. Through out the course i engaged with the content and exercises examples are very to good to learn. and Thanks to Coursera for giving us such a nice opportunity.

By Niranjan R

Mar 7, 2018

Fantastic presentation of the course by Dr. Charles Severance. I would recommend this course to everybody. Immaterial of what your level of expertise is in Python, believe me, you can take this course and be more than satisfied with your choice.

By Michael R

Jan 14, 2018

I have been programing Python for a few years but I found some useful stuff in this course. The way Dr. Service explains things clears up little questions that I have had in the back of my mind for years. I would take any course that he teaches.

By Sara D

Jul 17, 2017

It's a perfect course for beginners with as it is very paced and explains everything you need to even if you have no knowledge whatsoever of programming. I really really recommend it for people who want to start navigating the programming world!

By Michele S

Jan 16, 2017

This course was very funny and very easy to complete. The professor is great and i think that his method is perfect for someone who approach a programming language for the first time. Everything is explained in simple way, with a lot of examples

By Lucas B V A

Jan 9, 2017

ótimo curso introdutório!! bom material e boas dicas para iniciar no desenvolvimento em Python. O curso é para iniciantes, portanto faz-se necessário dar sequencia nos próximos cursos da série para conseguir desenvolver uma aplicação de verdade.

By Jose A I S

Nov 7, 2015

For beginners in programming is very good. For someone who have some experience with other programming languages, this first course is too much easy but has interesting things (interviews, etc.) anyway so it is not a waste of time even for then.

By Rita C

Dec 30, 2022

Absolutely brilliant, I have taken many courses in the past and this is BY FAR the best one I've encountered. It is well-explained and well-structured, and the lecturer is incredibly smart and engaging. Would definitely recommend very strongly.

By Leslie A

Jan 6, 2022

Dr. Chuck is such a good teacher. He made everything make sense in a way that not many others can. Furthermore, this is the only programming course that has made 2me feel confident in my ability to code thus far. Overall, it was a great course.

By Pydi K

Jan 3, 2022

very simple to understand for anyone who have minimum computer knowledge, but it might become some what difficult to people u have no idea what a computer is, but don't worry keep learning with real time examples you'll get through it.

THANK YOU

By Abdullah K

Dec 6, 2021

Truly a python course for everybody I must say that even a guy without a CS background can take this course and get started with python. The lectures are very beginners friendly and made for you to get started with python in just a 2 or 3 weeks

By Xichun L

Nov 30, 2021

It's the best way to start programming I've found so far. I mean for the very beginners, it helps to convert human thinking to the way computer thinking. This course does help me understand the principle of programming much better than before.

By Deleted A

May 21, 2021

This course gave me a meaningful picture of what is going on in Python, and I find it different from lots of other online courses on Python out there. Plus, the instructor is a cool guy, that makes learning more enjoyable. He is not a robot :)

By zhiyi

Jan 30, 2021

Thanks to this class, now I can begin my learning in programming and it's really exciting for me. This course is friendly for beginner who have never got in touch with programming and I just want to recommend it to people like me, thanks again.