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About the Course

This course is designed to teach you the foundations in order to write simple programs in Python using the most common structures. No previous exposure to programming is needed. By the end of this course, you will understand the benefits of programming in IT roles; understand basic Python syntax; explore different code editors and developer environments; be able to write simple programs using Python; figure out how the building blocks of programming fit together; and combine all of this knowledge to solve a complex programming problem. We'll start off by diving into the basics of writing a computer program. Along the way, you’ll get hands-on experience with programming concepts through interactive exercises and real-world examples. You’ll quickly start to see how computers can perform a multitude of tasks — you just have to write code that tells them what to do....

Top reviews

SR

Mar 31, 2020

This course was really helpful in developing my coding skills in python.The exercises helped me to test my knowledge .Overall it was a really good for people like me who are just beginning with python

DA

Jun 8, 2020

An excellent course for those who want to boost their programming abilities on Python. It tackles diverse and challenging problems, for you to practice and round out every concept. Highly recommended!

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By Jeeno J

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May 15, 2023

The instructor is great and I don't know anyone who speaks more clearly. I think the best thing about this course is that program organizes all the notes for you in a very concise way making it very easy to review the content.

I feel like I barely had to review the notes though because the concepts were so well taught that I was able to internalize the knowledge as I watched the videos

By Eromonsele C O

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Jun 9, 2020

Superb course! I recommend it for anyone is to just starting to learn to program. You can move from zero understanding of python to having a very solid foundation in 6 weeks. I personally enjoyed the instructor. She made the class fun to follow and made complex concepts much easier. The discussion forum was also super helpful in times of need. Hop in and learn to speak a new language!

By Roy V d B

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Feb 22, 2020

It made me a lot more confident to seek out coding challenges on platforms like Codecademy. I dabbled in Python before, but this seemed to be the best pace for me! And it wasn't holding my hand too much, so I still was proud when I reached a sollution. 2 of the excercises in this course took me more than an hour, which makes the satisfaction even greater when perseverance is rewarded.

By Rishav A

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Jun 2, 2024

Great course! Coming from JavaScript, I wanted a quick refresher on Python syntax. This course started with the basics and guided the learner through more complex real-world projects. My favorite part was the amount of content. Many online courses overwhelm students with too much information, causing confusion, but this course struck the right balance. Overall, it was a great course!

By Brian W

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May 7, 2020

I accidentally deleted my previous review, but I strongly recommend picking up "drill" type of python textbook and self study until you reach FUNCTIONS before completing this course.

OOP (optional) is actually there so if you struggle with other courses (Using Python to interact with OS), you can understand how it works.

Btw the type() function is really helpful, it avoids type errors.

By Jenish K

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Mar 10, 2023

This course is beginner friendly . If you are not from it Computer science background and still want to learn coding then what are you waiting for this might be a right course for ... But again if you are here from you tube that learn coding in few days and earn 100's of thousand as starter then you should not be here you will lost you dedication somewhere in the middle of the week.

By jesvin p

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Sep 26, 2023

It's a good course for people who want to learn Python or just refresh their knowledge. The course is organized well, so you start with the basics and learn more as you go. There are also practice assignments and cheat sheets that help you learn and I think some of the other courses I had previously taken lacked. It's a great way to refresh Python and a beginner-friendly course!

By Shaun V

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May 13, 2022

Good way to learn Python. If you have no experience with programming, you can probably complete the course in two weeks. If you are already experienced, you can easily complete the course in 2 days or so. At the end of the course, you will be completely comfortable with Python. The practical exercises are well planned to allow all levels of people to master the basics of Python.

By KANIKELLA D B

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May 10, 2020

First ,thanks to google for this wonderful course.The topics in the course are easy to understand and we get concept as well as practice which made much ease to remember.The way of explaining is full of clarity and attractive.I recommand everyone who wants to learn python from scratch to join this course.once again thank you ma'am,your efforts are great and thank you google.

By OLADIMEJI O T

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Oct 13, 2020

very rich and comprehensive. I wish its possible to add a lesson on "writing and reading from files" though.

The best part of the course for me : Mirror, mirror, who is the best programmer...

I kept laughing through it. SIncerely the instructor was superb, she made the whole course look quite easy with her smile. lol. Thanks google. I know I will work in google one day...lol

By Jeryl Y S

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Jul 12, 2020

Thank you for helping me kickstart my journey in Python/programming. Was a difficult but enjoyable journey when I get stuck at certain assignment for days and finally solved it on my own after awhile. Thank you Google for this wonderful course, it taught me a lot of concepts, build on my foundation and enjoyable (love the teacher in this course!). Definitely recommend this

By RISHABH R

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Jun 1, 2020

It is really a great experience while creating a word cloud. This is really an interesting one. I really enjoyed it while writing the script. Special thanks to @Christine Rafla for explaining everything so smoothly and @Google for providing such a great course. The practice tests helped a lot. A big thanks to all who have designed this whole course. Thanks a lot, Coursera.

By Timur U

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Apr 7, 2020

This course helped me to improve my confidence in Python programming using different techniques and approaches. I'm really appreciated to staff, especially, Christine Rafla, for encouragement and emphasizing tutoring to implement all tasks, module's assignments, and so on. Margarita's advice is very important for my future carrier as an IT programmer, developer, and so on.

By WHINLY M P

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May 16, 2023

Hi greetings!

Thank you very much google/coursera for sharing your knowledge about this course.

This course was really helpful in developing my coding skills in python. All the exercise help me to test my knowledge.it is rally good for people like me that don't have any experiences in programming like python.it was amazing learning form basic to complex programming solving.

By Manish K

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Mar 9, 2020

All concepts were explained with good examples and data sets.

I was new to Python but knew other programming languages. Understood well and was able to relate the concepts with other languages.

I would like to thank the instructor and all person involved in designing the course to help candidates, like me, to understand concepts in better and faster way. Many thanks again.

By Abdullah

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Mar 15, 2020

I am completely happy to have learned this course and I salute the instructor of the course. She was amazing and she knows how to teach. I encourage new students to watch the videos more than 3 three times, believe me, you will find this helpful. Thank you Coursera for helping people around the world to learn new things from the best instructors. May Allah bless you all.

By Deepanshu H

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Apr 12, 2020

Although I was already familiar with most of the concepts of this course , this course was truly amazing.Keeping in mind that course covered all the important aspects and I have been learning python for over a year now.If I could go back in time I would rather prefer to take this course instead of wasting ton of time gathering knowledge from hundreds of other platforms.

By Pratik P

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May 1, 2020

Christine Rafla is the instructor here and she really really helped me learning Python. I have few python courses with different instructors and I was trying to learn it from fast few months, but I would refer all to enroll this course as she is not only an amazing instructor but also she got "WORD PLAYS" like in loops or apple class. P.s She has a good sense of humor.

By Muhammad B K

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Nov 22, 2020

I have seen itsy bitsy instructions on python courses in my college and online, but the way this course is taught on Coursera is absolutely amazing. They actually teach you how to think like a programmer by giving you a real time scenario and then going by it step by step. I'm ready to move to part 2/6 but I might just go over the first one again. HIGHLY RECOMENDED!!

By Sean A

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Mar 10, 2023

Great course overall; however, this truly is a crash course and a great review if you have some understanding of Python or another programming language.

Not a beginner-friendly course.

For true beginners, check Python for Everybody or Python 3 Specialization. If you finish the first two courses in either specialization, you'll have a good grasp of Python fundamentals.

By Hayah H

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Jun 6, 2022

I'm very much thankful to Google and Coursera community for providing me such a wonderful course.I was very much interested in taking a course on Python like this.And this Crash Course on Python have changed my perspective on the Python programming language because you have taught me in an interesting way.

Thank You once again for giving this wonderful opportunity...

By Jingting X

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May 11, 2020

A good amount of stretching and smooth pace of progressing. I love how the instructor talks and how the course composer thinks in a non-CS background woman's shoes. The examples and practices given are a good combination of being intuitive and abstract. This course makes me feel motivated and confident to go on my coding journey. Best course ever for me on Coursera.

By ajay s

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Jul 20, 2024

It was great learning experience, it allow us to deep dive in to basics of python and how the programming works. i loved the course throughout the module, it was bit difficult sometime but i accomplished it. Thank you Coursera and Google for this wonderful course content. Instructor has braked down the information in very easier way thanks! to instructor as well.

By Chamath

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Nov 11, 2020

I wanted to quickly refresh my python basics and this course was perfect for that. I was able to complete it within 1 week. I'm happy that I was able to get a good understanding about OOP on week5. The final project was also really good. Because it incorporated a lot of things that I've already learnt in this course. Other assignments were also really interesting.

By DSen

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Dec 7, 2020

I had no programming experience when I first started this course. I honestly thought I was setting myself up for failure and I wouldn't be able to grasp the material. That was not the case at all, I love how informative and hands on the course is. I really do appreciate the Discussion Forums as well since you will get responses from mentors which is very helpful.