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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 D19DCS138 D R

Aug 20, 2020

I completed this course, spending 4 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be medium. This course was helpful for me to gain interest in python and coding too. This course is giving a deep knowledge about how to work with python and coding in the world of IT. I loved this course.

By Priyank V P

Jul 28, 2020

This is a gem of course. Coming from a little bit of coding background it is not a big deal to understand the stuff. But when your younger sibling with not much background can grasp the concept you know you have chosen the right course. Instructor explains all in simplest way in engaging manner

By John B

May 27, 2020

Outstanding course presented and taught in an easy to understand, self-paced, visual learning manner. Excellent exercises which reinforce the section topics. Very non-intimidating course. Great being able to interact with others via forums and to both ask for help and provide help as needed.

By Navendu S B

Sep 17, 2019

I had a great experience while learning this course and Professor Charles R. Severance is a great teacher. I do appreciate his way of teaching, his notes, his narration about a perticular topic. I believe he is one among the best teachers anybody can have in there life to learn from. Thank you.

By Varnika V S

Mar 23, 2019

I would like to thank Charles Sir for his extraordinary efforts put in to teach us the basic python. I'm so glad that i'm able to write the code on my own now. I'm quite efficient enough to fix the wrong code. Thanks again Sir. Would like to learn and explore more courses with u in future. :-)

By Deleted A

Oct 29, 2018

This course is really awesome, it really helped me to clarify my doubts related to various topics and i would like to recommend it to everyone who are looking for the beginner course in python. And i would really like to thank you Charles Severance sir, the way he taught everything was amazing.

By Sunny M

Feb 18, 2018

really great course for getting into programming and python in general.

I'm happy that I decided to take it with the specialization offered by University of Michigan at Coursera because Charles Severance - the professor and instructor of the course - has a great teaching style.

Kind regards,

Sunny

By Selcuk O

Nov 13, 2016

Thanks to Prof. Charles Severance. His approach on teaching makes things easier to understand, and he helped me gain a better way of seeing the code, and think right. I am so encouraged to learn more and gain solid skills with following series of this course.

Thanks,

All the best,

Selcuk Ozmumcu

By Hyorim K

May 23, 2020

it was quite tough as I am not really good at math, but the professor was good so it was really helpful to get through all the obstacles. I think it's still hard to write a code but I can understand a python. it's good for the people who wants to know what is python and how to handle the code.

By Ryan B

Feb 7, 2020

I really enjoyed this course. I'm new to programming, so the video tutorials were a big help! I feel as though if I were in a class environment, I would struggle since you're unable to rewind in-person lectures :).

I'm looking forward to further developing my knowledge in computer engineering!

By Greg C

Feb 19, 2019

Great into course: The material presented in the lecture videos, combined with the quizzes, and hands-on interaction using your code with the auto-grader really make you think for yourself, reinforcing the concepts, so that you learn and retain the material as you progress through the course.

By prajwal c n

Nov 5, 2018

fantastic, absolutely brilliant from Charles n Coursera. Good stuff and great learning experience for me as well. All the assignments and explanatory programmes are convincing and the best course for learning and getting started with python.Thank u Coursera. Life becomes easier with coursera.

By Li 이 연

Jul 15, 2018

The course is a great course for beginners. I had no pre-knowledge of Python at all. The only thing you need to do is to follow the instruction of Dr. Severance. Then you will be able to complete the test and homework without any difficulties. I I think I will keep going through all 5 classes.

By Antonio T

Apr 24, 2017

Python is the best way to start how to understand programming is all about.

Now, I can almost write any program through the basis of my knowledge gained from completing my "Programming for Everybody" - (Getting Started with Python).

Thanks to Charles Severance who is the Best Python instructor.

By Muhammad T J

Feb 14, 2024

I have learned so much form this course and now I am capable of understanding the Python language properly. For sure this course is recommended by be to everyone who interested in learning Python because the platform has created the best way to learn and the tutor is the greatest of all time.

By Shatakshi S

Jul 25, 2023

As an aspiring programmer, I recently completed the "Python for Everybody" course, and I must say it has been an outstanding learning experience. The course provides an all-encompassing introduction to Python programming, catering to both beginners and individuals with some coding background.

By William O

Dec 12, 2022

everything was perfect except atom is no longer supported so resources to be update. Last thing was to specify what methods to use for finishing the assignments (ex5.2 have "use a while statement" specified in the prompt). everything was fun, i enjoyed struggling because it was very rewarding

By NAFIS A S

Feb 6, 2022

Best course for begginers in python as it breaks down the language into tiny bits of pieces and allows you to recontsruct them piece by piece. Truly an honour being able learn from such an celebrated and esteemed professor. Looking forward to learning more under Dr. Charles Russell Severance.

By MANOJ B

Jul 19, 2021

Programming for Everybody offering this course from scratch to some basic level.It is very useful for me to learn python basic from this professor CHARLES RUSSELL SEVERANCE and also he is offering books and slides with free of cost .these free resources are very useful to learn .

Thanking you.

By Bhuvaneswari D P

Aug 12, 2020

I really love this course. It is more relevant and accurate to the learner. Every notes and pdfs are very easy to access and the lecturing videos and syllabus are made easy to the user especially for beginners and I want to continue to learn in "The coursera" bcoz I am learning concepts here.

By Annet B G

Aug 11, 2020

The course is fantastic for anyone who wants to learn python. It is focused on beginners and maybe intermediate programmers but I believe anyone can gain something from taking this course. It was simple and easy to understand and helped me understand the python syntax and help me code better.

By Asif R

Jun 14, 2020

It was very elaborate and helpful. Some tasks are a bit complicated but if you try enough times with persistence , you will succeed. When the code doesn't run even after multiple attempts; take a break, have some fresh air and try again. The feeling is amazing when you run the code perfectly.

By Phablo C L

Jun 4, 2020

Quero agradecer aos fundadores do Coursera, pela excelente iniciativa deste projeto, Sou estudante de engenharia elétrica e sem dúvidas participar deste curso de Python foi um divisor de água na minha vida profissional e recomendo a todos que desejam se increver em qualquer curso do Coursera.

By biju b

Jan 9, 2020

No prior experience in any programming language. Chuck made me taste Python like one of fav daily dish. Chuck, you are a great teacher. If you havent done any coding and you want to learn Python as your first language, this cource is for you. Thanks chuck for what you are doing to this world.

By Daniel L

Dec 12, 2019

As someone whom has taken programming classes while in university, I found that this class is the most intuitive introduction to programming concepts I have come across thus far. A great refresher for those of us who have not programmed in a while, and an excellent introduction for newcomers.