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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.

KP

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Very beautifully taught. I gained basic python programming knowledge quite easily. The lecturer is fun and encourages students to want to learn more. In general, it was an awesome learning experience.

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By MITSUAKI K

Mar 7, 2018

This course is so great. The course structure and course materials are very organized. Although I have never used, I could understand the basic concept and resolved all of assignments. And Teaching Assistant staff is so helpful; the quick response was so helped. I would like to take other Python learning course in the future. Thank you.

By LiQian P

Jul 12, 2017

The instructor gives very clear explanations, making it actually fun to code. Although most of the assignments were fairly straightforward, they gave good practice, and there's an entire online book for extra practice and help. A much more pleasant way of learning how to program than the version my college has. Thank you, Dr. Severence!

By Nitish R

Mar 8, 2016

Have given 5 stars for the explanation of basic concepts of not only Python but also of programming. Though people who are well versed with programming will find it too easy (Me too) and finish it within a few hours, but the way of teaching was effective and will help a lot to those people who are new to programming itself. Keep it up !

By Sayan M

Oct 22, 2021

I personally feel it was an awesome experience while doing course with Mr. Chuck as my mentor although. The course contains each and everything from seed to fruit all that a beginner must know. Irrespective of the technical background I recommend this course to everyone. Thanks to Coursera for providing such a good e-learning platform.

By Veronica H

Mar 30, 2021

I love how Dr. Severance explained the structure of Python language. This is my second time learning Python basics because even though I practiced a lot, I didn't understand the logic of Python during my first time. This course helped me understand the importance of getting "grammar" right for learning any languages (including coding).

By Nizamuddin S

Jul 23, 2020

Even a person, who knows nothing about computers or programming, can easily understand and learn programming and that too in Python, today's very popular and useful computer language. And, that too, at our own pace. Further, the teaching by Dr Charles Reverence, Ph D, is so lucid that learning becomes very easy and fast and accurate.

By Md M S

Apr 16, 2020

I have tried many online courses but always felt bored and gave up. But in this course the professor teaches in such an interactive way that it kept me interested and i finished the course and was able to learn a lot. Anyone who is interested or wants to start learning python or programming can take this course and will not regret it .

By Rajeev R

Oct 4, 2019

This is an awesome course with great details to basics. The details are explained in very simple way and it is very easy to understand and follow. Even though I am on Coursera from 2013, this is the first course that I completed 100%. So kudos to prof. Severance and the team for awesome content and helping me in completing this course.

By Syed M S M Z

Mar 8, 2018

I had a great time learning the basics of python programming. Sir Charles Severance teaching style is excellent and he explains the concepts very clearly. I enjoyed every lecture presented by him. I will definitely recommend people to learn python from this course. I will continue to learn the advance python from Sir Charles Severance.

By Christopher W

Sep 4, 2017

Great course for beginners! Learn about basic programming principles, how computers actually run programs and how to think like a programmer. The instructor is very engaging and makes the class fun. Sometimes they throw in extra videos featuring relevant interviews by people in the tech field, which is a nice touch. Highly recommended!

By Kevin S

Dec 20, 2020

I took this class in preparation for my Master's program in Business Analytics. I appreciate how it starts from the basics and goes through installing Python, best practices when writing programs, etc. I find the getting started part of programming can be intimidating, but this made it much easier to start (and hopefully stick with!).

By Kah H K

Jun 17, 2020

For a one-directional learning, Charles did a great job keeping my engage. The discussion/forum is very active which is perfect for my learning when I have problems. I have tried learning python from different channels and this is by far the best. Thank you so much. I really feel that I learned a lot and motivate to continue learning!

By Rose S

Jun 4, 2020

I was familiar with python before this course and wanted to touch up on it. I found myself leaning new information that I didn't know before, and finding new ways to think about programming. Professor Severance is entertaining and motivates me to learn more. Great course, I would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn how to program.

By Deeksha S

Jun 1, 2020

All those who had given 1 or 2 stars to this course,are the ones who always criticize everyone.This course is seriously quite amazing and everyone thinking of starting with python should go for it.DO NOT FALL FOR THOSE NEGATIVE COMMENTS AND REVIEWS. The instructor is very good and explains everything so beautifully. Hope this helps :)

By Aayush S

Apr 21, 2020

The course is very well structured to suit the needs of a new programmer (me) who is trying to learn python from the very scratch. Prof Charles keeps the video lectures engaging and the assignments help get a grip on how to actually put them those learnings in a code. Would recommend to anyone who wants to learn python from the basics

By Hernan F L

Apr 1, 2020

This course is excelent, i learned a lot and will continue to navigate through the whole program.

Thanks to everybody who made it, and made it free access as well. Your work is much appreciated!

I'll try to help with the translation to spanish so other people in South America can do it as well.

Thank you again from Argentina! Much love!

By MANEESH V S

Dec 16, 2019

The Teaching technique adopted by the Trainer was extremely helpful in adapting and absorbing the new programming language. The day to day and simple examples adapted in the said program to explain the new language really proved the name of the course-"PROGRAMMING FOR EVERYBODY ". It was an amazing introduction to the WORLD OF PYTHON.

By Anran W

Nov 24, 2019

This course is every useful and easy to understand for beginners. I really have no idea what python and any other programming languages are before I started this course. Also English is not my first language. However I could understand this course very well, the practices in this course are very effective! Thanks a lot for helping me!

By Frednand F

Nov 8, 2019

The best course for everyone even those who lack background in programming like myself. I recommend everyone to take this course. In today's world it feels like you are walking naked without knowing how to code even basic programming. That was internal thrust for me to do this course.

Go for it, it worth your time and money. Thanks !

By Abigail J

Aug 30, 2019

This was an excellent course. Dr. Chuck is engaging, clear, and moves at a perfect pace. The course has helpful assignments, quizzes that actually assess comprehension, and plenty of opportunities for practice. As a 24-year-old who has never done any coding before, I cannot recommend this class highly enough. Truly a great experience.

By Aamir R

Feb 4, 2018

This course has helped me a lot in having the correct understanding of programming language. The mode of teaching is not only erudite but also simplified for a non computer science student which doesn't have any background in programming. At the end of this course one can have the necessary skills and logic to think like a programmer.

By Janarthanan R

May 29, 2017

I would like to register here that Dr.chuck is the man, i would ever refer to any one who needs to learn Python programming. He is efficient, knowledgeable and friendly, and regarding the course material, i do not know, if it can be any better.

I am glad to continue with python for everybody specialization.

Happy learning!

God bless you!

By varun d

Apr 23, 2017

I am really glad to take up this course, which helped me to understand the Python language. I am not a programmer before but found it not so hard to understand the concepts, so I would highly recommend starters to go through this course as the instructor teaches every topic interestingly in a fun way to learn and grasp things quickly.

By Karan B

Apr 24, 2016

The pace of this course & the course content, along with the Creative Commons material is fabulous for anyone who has no prior experience in programming. Prof. Severance is great at what he does, and the assignments are also brilliant. I wished there were more peer review assignments or more assignments so that we could practice more.

By ANUBHAV G

Jan 29, 2021

Dr. Chuck is now my favourite professor on an online learning platform. His way is teaching is just awesome and he always focusses to teach the complicated topics in the easiest way possible. I really want to thank COURSERA for giving me this opportunities to learn some new technologies under the guidance of such a wonderful teacher.