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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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JT

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I completed the course in about three days. I've never programmed before to the learning curve was excruciating but nonetheless I managed to get through and finally get my python feet wet so to speak.

DU

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Excellent, although, even without having any programming experience except some Visual Basic at school about ten years ago, in my opinion the course could have bee more difficult and the pace quicker.

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By Komal R

Mar 18, 2020

Course was really helpful as it gave the needed basic understanding about the python programming.The concepts explained were very clear and understandable.The exercises were based on the video concepts so it helped to get some hands on the python programming.

By Sambath M

Mar 4, 2020

Very great course on initiation in programming.

I loved the teacher, loved the content, and love the course.

I highly recommend it if you want to begin to programming.

Thank you very much for making this course available for the world, you guys are priceless !!!

By Zaher N K H

Dec 22, 2019

The way the instructor presented the material was very simple and I think any one who want to start programing should start with python and get this course.

My over all review for this course is very good.

I encourage everyone to came here and take this course.

By Kaloyan A

Jun 9, 2019

Great introduction to Python! Professor Charles Severance has done an amazing job explaining the different concepts in a simple and easy-to-comprehend way. This course is the ultimate first step to Python, laying the foundations for every aspiring programmer.

By Marko M

Feb 5, 2019

Great hands-on (many labs with automated grading) intro to Python. Most labs are short-length coding assignments (10-20 lines max). The basics are covered efficiently with added lectures if necessary. I highly recommend this course for anyone learning Python.

By Saddam A (

Aug 24, 2018

hi there

i really enjoyed this course Mr.Charles is a wonderful teacher and he has what takes to explain and teaches with great method that let me understand the fundamental of using variable and statement especially the while statement and the for condition

By Jason M

Feb 6, 2017

This is a great course and wonderful teacher for people with very little to no background in computer science. Python appears to be a user friendly language for beginning programmers and I would recommend this class to anyone with an interest to give it a go!

By Martin D C

Jun 7, 2016

A great investment of my time to learn some basics of the Python programming language, as well as experiencing some high-quality education on the Coursera platform. I am a higher education professor and administrator of online education. Well done, Dr. Chuck.

By Hasan A

Nov 17, 2015

This was my first Coursera course I ever completed.

As programmer most of the content I already knew, but I believed there is also some info might be between the lines, which it was actually true, and in top of that it was fun all the way.

Thank you Dr. Chunck

By NIR V

Aug 13, 2022

very helpfull, phyton is very fun loving lang. with coursea it becomes more easier to learn stuff. thank you coursea it was wonderfull to learn with you and aslo thankfull to dr chunk and university of michigan to make the teaching funloving and intresting.

By Israel C H

Aug 2, 2021

This is a very useful and easy course to learn python, even if you have not knowledges (as do I). The class is clear about the information and the exercises, and in all videos the teacher explain step-by-step so you can understand and motive you to continue.

By Peter C

Jun 16, 2021

Fantastic course! If you're a beginner, this will give you a solid foundation. The basics are broken down into easily digestible chunks with a well structured flow. Charles has a great affinity for teaching and will have you feeling encouraged to keep going.

By Deleted A

Nov 1, 2020

This is a great course for people who are planning to take their careers into programming. The level of the instructor and the sum of information that is obtained by this course is very helpful for programmers. Thank you very much for this great opportunity!

By Denis K

Oct 26, 2020

Dr.Charles R. Severance is one of the best teacher I've ever met. Despite the fact it was remote video course all my way of studying Python through this course was very fun and exiting. I've finished first part of the course and definitely going to continue!

By Ms. M B A

Sep 20, 2020

easy to understand and given ample time to finish up our assessment (assignment & review). Easy to navigate from one topic to another. Very interesting presentation and use example that easy to understand. For example, show in details how to get the output.

By Pin C L

Sep 5, 2020

A course that is really friendly for a beginner like me, anyone who wants to learn about Python, coding, or even computer science is suitable for this course. You will definitely learn a lot of things from this course, hurry up and join the family of Python!

By Sinchana M R

Jul 2, 2020

this course is very helpful to me.i have learned how to write a python code and some of the information about python.i didnt need any changes on this course .whatever the information,assignment,quiz that this course have been given to me is enough to learn.

By Pramath P N

Apr 13, 2020

The instructor(Dr.Chuck) was slow and understandable for the first 4 weeks. But his pace changed and rushed a bit towards the last 3 weeks due to which i could not understand the topics a bit. Other than that is was an excellent course. Would recommend 10/10

By Zixuan Y

Jan 20, 2020

I used to be afraid of learning python, but this course changed my mind. It's really easy to learn with humorous videos and interactive python programming. I finish this course within 3 days. Seeing the certificate is really inspiring. ; ) I will keep going.

By Harold D

Oct 2, 2019

I would recommend this course and professor to anyone who is interested in learning python. This course challenged me to learn and think in a different way when learning to program. Thank you to the Professor and the mentors for their help along the way too.

By Mohammed R

Jul 16, 2019

This program is awesome for the beginner who didn't no any language. Its from basics.Dr.chuck is very nice Professor ,i like his way of teaching .He taught everthing like a fun, I didn't get bored anywhere.Thanks alot coursera and alot of thanks to Dr.chuck.

By Lloyd M

Apr 10, 2019

Great course. I learned the basics of Python and was able to write simple codes and run them from the command prompt. The professor - Dr. Severance is a very cool teacher. Discussions and explanations are clear, full of examples and fun. Highly recommended!

By Nour S

Feb 20, 2019

An excellent course for those who's learning programming using the Python language. Although it was a littel bit too slow for me, as a CS student who just wants to add Python to his kit, I managed to finish it at my own pace thanks to Coursera's flexibelity.

By Cristian G

Jan 10, 2017

Very well explained. It's perfect if you never did any programming.

However, if you did basic programming in school, it might seem a bit too easy.

In my opinion it could be a bit more challenging, especially on the assignments.

Excellent course overall: 4.9/5.0

By Ahmed N

Dec 18, 2016

This is a great course for a python beginner, the instructor is super enthusiastic about the course and the material which is definitely passed to students and makes it easy to understand the explanation. I would definitely recommend this course to a friend.