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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 Roosevelt A

May 11, 2019

Great course! I didnt think I could complete a course in programming... From the outside, I always thought it was too abstract. But Dr. Severance is a great teacher! He makes python programming seem so easy. I know it gets tougher from here but Mehn, if I can complete this, then I can complete any other.

By SHUBHAM S

Aug 8, 2017

This is one of the my best course. Dr chuck provide some of the new concept through python 3. it was great experience for me to learn this course and also provided the way to teach and also how to write a program..

This is best course and i would to like to say learn with fun and explore your knowledge...

By Angus M

Dec 22, 2016

It may seem like a slow start, especially if you understand the basics of programming, but actually it is great that Dr. Chuck walks you through it all with easy examples and a great teaching style!

Would recommend this to anybody who starts out with coding above self-teaching resources like Code Academy.

By Bryan L

Dec 20, 2016

I found this course to be both well designed and interestingly presented. It kept my attention and has made me crave for more Python. I have already signed up for another course!

Many thanks to Dr. Chuck and the Teaching Assistants for all their efforts to help me along the journey to Pythonic excellence.

By Donald L J

Jan 21, 2024

This course is very well-paced, organized, engaging, and fun, and Dr. Severance brings a lot of enthusiasm, passion, and humor to it that you might not expect in your typical computer programming class. I'm grateful that Coursera offers this course and looking forward to the next courses in this series!

By Se J P

Nov 6, 2023

Amazing course for beginners who want to pick up on Python. For the more ambitious student, it might be better to have another book with more exercises because the course don't have too many. Overall, Dr. Severance does an amazing job of presenting the material! Easy to understand and very entertaining.

By Boluwatife D

Dec 1, 2022

I have attempted to learn python before but found it boring and difficult. However, after this course, I have not only grasped the basics of python, but am also moving forward to learn even more. I have also found the textbook 'Python for Everybody' incredibly easy to understand. Overall a 10/10 for me.

By Rushikesh B

Nov 11, 2020

This is the best course for getting started with Python. I have done this course in specialization of Python. In this course I have learned the basics of python and willing to learn more. Dr. Chuk is really nice instructor. I liked this course very much and looking forward to complete my specialization.

By Diego A M

Aug 31, 2020

Very well structured course content. Easy to understand and follow. Just don't forget that the included exercises do not automatically make you an expert so if you want to enroll make sure to set aside a bit of extra time for additional reading and hands on coding to really make the most of this course.

By Abdul K M

Aug 9, 2020

This is a wonderful course - both personally and professionally. Incredibly informative I will take away lots of things that I can quickly and easily apply in my professional career. The most important part is that I enjoyed every bit of the session & practiced well and completed everything in on time.

By BHUPESH M

Jun 11, 2020

This course was very useful. I'am doing my M.E Automotive Engineering and i just thought knowing additional programming language would be very useful. The Instructor is very talented in making the audience understand the programming concept effectively. Thank you so much for letting me have this Course.

By Akagra S

Dec 11, 2019

If you are a complete beginner in the Programming world then this course here is the perfect platform to kickstart your coding journey. The instructor always makes sure that he explains each technical jargon in simple relatable English and his way of teaching is good. He never makes his lectures boring.

By Kunal G

Nov 17, 2019

It was a pleasure learning experience and I am glad I got this opportunity to learn programming at this point of my career. Being a non-technical person this platform is giving a ray of hope that I can survive in this technical world. I never thought I could start programming, but now I can say - I can.

By Nagaraju G

Aug 27, 2019

It is such an amazing experience! Even though I am from life science back ground, I am now able to write programmes in python without any syntax errors. I am so fascinated to continue my learnings in data science and R in none other than coursera. Thank you so much #Charles severance and #coursera team!

By Rashid B

Oct 13, 2018

This course was an amazing introduction to programming in Python. Dr. Severance does a great job introducing the material and walking the viewer through logic exercise/implementing code. I look forward to taking the next courses in the certificate program and expanding upon what I have learned thus far!

By 杨龙飞

Feb 20, 2018

Chuck is a very good teacher, he using the simply example to explain the complex thing, and most "simple example" is genius ideal, they must be pay a lot on the background of the class. I learn python is for extend my technical knowledge and for more working opportunities, I trust the class can help me.

By Kweweli T

Feb 17, 2018

I just finished the first course in the specialization. Dr. Severance is excellent! He is the best computer science teacher I have ever had. The example codes are simple, but insightful. He takes his time explaining the concepts step-by-step. He makes learning python as easy as eating a taco. Seriously.

By Gemeihong

Dec 20, 2017

I'm not a beginner in the field of programing, so I can't tell how friendly this course is to one's who just started learning coding. But at least for me, this has been a great experience since the course is content filled and the exercise is interactive enough for me to put the knowledge into practice.

By Su-mei W

Jan 12, 2016

Teacher Charles is doing a wonderful job to me, a very beginning learner. I've never thought I could take a programming class, and I didn't know if I can do that. Professor is really interesting during class video and with proper level of assignments help me more understand the materials I learned.

By Raghav A

Nov 14, 2015

i liked how the course was designed.Gave an overview of Python Programming.Coming from C/C++ found the coding quite crisp.

Furthermore i would like to thank the faculty who designed the course .Professor Charles for the video & the instructions too.

And yes indeed programming for everybody is not a myth.

By Deleted A

Oct 20, 2015

Good introduction to Python. Examples and assignments were just what I needed to get a jumpstart. Professor has an amazing and funny teaching style (if you're someone from the coding industry), helps chill out and relax and learn at the same time !! Thank you very much !! Can't believe it's all free ...

By lade t

Jun 6, 2024

This is a perfect course for people who are absolute beginners. Maybe you've never written code before or you have very little knowledge. The course doesn't make any assumptions about what you know and basically teaches you the building blocks from scratch. Basically, you're learning the ABCs and 123s.

By Quentin G

Aug 28, 2022

Awesome course! Dr. Charles has a great personality and breaks down material into simple statements that anyone can understand and follow, and the resources that are included that he made are a great help for the coursework.

I had a fun time blowing up code, getting traced back and taking it personally!

By Md. M M I

Oct 20, 2021

This was an amazing course. I previously tried to learn python but this is the most interesting course to learn for me. Previously I started and ended up in the middle but this time, I'm done with course and learnt a lot. And will be too much excited for the next courses. Thanks for the amazing course.

By Kobe B S

Oct 27, 2020

Thank you to the Coursera team and to all the teachers on this platform for having this opportunity to learn more about python programming, and also I want to give Thanks to DOST-CARAGA, Cheers to the Philippines, and Cheers to all the Students out there trying and doing their best to learn new things.