It is an excellent course for a person who wants to learn to use Python and wants to start from the most basic possible. The course helps you to introduce yourself in a very didactic way in the world of programming in Python and to continue with the following courses. Chuck is an excellent teacher, very dynamic, with excellent explanations and applications.

This course is really helpful to learn python programming even the basic concepts of programming. The course instructor Dr. Charles is really friendly and helpful person. Thanks Coursera to giving me this opportunity during this lockdown period for free from our institute. Great Experience. I will suggest all beginner to go through this interesting course

Brilliantly thought, really meant for starters, the only minus is the automatic rater, your program can be successful in Python , but failing in automatic rater which requires then some fiddling. I have attended several MOOC programming language course previously but this was by far the best. Thank you Charles, looking forwards for the next course to come.

Very good start for programming with Python. The instructor was very friendly and entertaining such that you don't get discouraged at all taking this difficult subject. The course starts with introduction of computer, the way it performs, tackle problems, then to some codings. I'd recommend this course for anybody who is interested to start learning Python.

Extremely very good course for the one who has no background of programming language. Impress a lot from Professor Charles Severance; the way he delivered and manage the lectures. The most interest one is he never made student bore and I am really enjoyed his lecture , especially the bonus chapters. Thanks Sir for your quality time and informative lectures.

Nice introduction to python. Slides are well structured. You understand basics of indentation, branching and looping better since code blocks are consistently presented in different colors and the instructor repeat several times the key points in how to read and write these blocks. And I suppose it's a great foundation for more sophisticated piece of codes.

Completely worth the time I invested in this course. Clear and to the point instruction with practical assignments. I feel I really learned something through this. It was my first experience with Coursera, thanks to Dr. Charles and the support team of mentors and classmates.

I ended up purchasing the certification and am continuing my studies with Coursera.

This is such a great course for anyone looking to learn Python or even just coding in general! It can be a bit daunting trying to figure where to start when you have no coding experience, and this is it. You don't need to know anything going in and once you come out, you'll have an excellent foundation to begin reading/writing code. I HIGHLY recommend!

The instructor is awesome and make me more enjoyable with python. I'm a marketer who has been using python for two year but never know its fundamentals. I just remember some scripts/functions that I am taught for my marketing work only. This course made me want to apply more python with my work and not because I have to do but because I love to! Thank you!

The course materials are well prepared with simplicity to bring the students to an understanding of the various concepts taught through out the course. I would encourage anyone interested in Python to start here as this is a good course taught in an interactive way to capture your attention and give you an opportunity to practice what you are being taught.

Dr Charles Severance has a unique gift of creating interest in topics he teaches. Have I become an expert after this course? No. But I now have gained basic coding skills the confidence that I can work on python. Moreover, this course has established my interest in this field and I'd surely pursue it to diversify my skillset into Data Science field as well

As long as you understand how a pc works on a basic level, this course is a great introduction to Programming and the required mindset. Dr. Severance explains foundational knowledge about Python and programming in general in a calm and concise manner. The exercises are not too hard and some repetition cements the newfound knowledge in the listeners memory.

I have done other courses in python. I did this one to refresh my understanding of python. This is a very good course for absolute beginners in programming and a good way to get started. The course provides intuitive understanding of programming for beginners, by doing assignments and tests everyone could validate their understanding of python programming.

As simple and as easy the python learning can get. The professor does a very good job in keeping it simple and he is able to convey all the concepts very easily. The workload in this course is very light, it requires maximum 3 hours of your attention every week. If you are really interested in learning python than this is the best online course available .

Very good course for Python begginers, well explains examples to understand the concepts of python,and the awesome part is the Quiz and Assignment,very very helpful for learner.Thanks to Professor Severance,He is a great teacher

and Thanks to Coursea for very nice introductory course for python,I am looking forward to next module of this course.Thank You.

This is a great course for an absolute beginner in programming. I was able to learn some of the basic principles of computer science along with basics of programming in python. The assignments are not easy, but thanks to the course material I was able to solve them on my own with enough time and perseverance. A tutor is offering great support in the Forum.

Before taking this python online class,I have taken some other python class,I have to admit that Pro,Chunk is really outstanding in explaining each chapter in class.And the lesson is well organized,assignment auto-grading system is also convenient.In all,I'd love to recommend this lesson to people who are interested in python but don't know where to start.

I have tried studying python before as well but this course in the specialization was very well structured for anyone who is willing to learn python , helped me to get started with python and the instructor in the course is very good in terms of teaching and explaining stuffs , overall enjoyed this course and would highly recommend ! Keep Learning yall :)

Thank you so much Sir. I've never attended such an amazing course. Your approach is totally different. Everything is clear and friendly to even those who have never studied. In addition, the forum discussion was very helpful as it enabled me to enhance my knowledge about the course and to interact with worldwide students. I strongly recommend this course

Great course for beginners. One can easily do it if he/she doesn't have a programming background. The instructor is good and explains well.

The only thing in my opinion which can be improved is instead of teaching from slides, the instructor should write the programs on his PC and share the screen recording and explain form there.

Overall great experience.

A very excellent learning experience from someone that has zero knowledge in computer science but with a curious mind to learn more about it. Teaching staffs were very quick in answering my queries and gave me more insight and knowledge in the world of computer science. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to learn more about programming.

I really enjoyed Professor Severance's personable and engaging way of explaining what could have been a dry topic. This is actually not the first time I've tried to learn Python, but it is the first time I have stuck with a class all the way through without giving up or losing interest, because of the well-structured and engaging class! Thank you to UMSI.

I am very much happy how Professor Charles has taught us Fundamentals of Python which will lay a strong foundation in Programming aspect. I will recommend this course to each person who wants to start their career as a programmer.!! Thank you Coursera and Professor for giving us this opportunity to learn from you. With lots of love from India

- Alok Kumar

Nice course for beginners. Really basic stuff for someone who wants to introduce hinself to programming.

May be helpful if you have an experience in other languages and want to switch to Python. The first part of specialization can be finished in about 9-10 hours and things get really interesting in the second part "Python data structures"

Highly recommend!

As an introduction, this course was awesome!

This course has the content for someone who wants to learn basic things about python. The first few videos, where the instructor shows some programs, could scare someone starting the course. It is important to continue the course and pay attention on how variables and data types are used.

Thanks for the course!