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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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High quality instructor

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Introductory course

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BT

Jan 27, 2019

Lecture videos were broken into small parts whereby it's easy to understand and digest. Assessment given were relevant to what was taught for each segment. Navigating around course contents were easy.

BN

Jan 16, 2016

After trying tutorial after tutorial and exploring many different resources to learn Python, I have finally found one that works! This is a very fun course, and the free textbook is simply incredible.

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By ARROL D P

Jul 8, 2019

The video tutorials are very easy to understand. The way the professor teaches is good and excellent and anybody would understand.

By Andrey G

Apr 20, 2019

Liked the course. To be fair, I have had some basics known before I took it, however still learned a lot from Prof from Slitherine

By Christopher L

Jan 16, 2019

The structure of the course was excellent. Dr. Chuck did a great job of conveying the material, in a relatively entertaining way.

By Amritha V

Dec 7, 2018

Very good. You can do this course even if you have no programming back ground. Very slow and relaxed pace. Lays a good foundation.

By Pratik M

Dec 5, 2018

Trust me, you will be glued to the video lectures - thanks to prof. Charles Severance and his interesting technique of teaching :)

By Nupur s

Jul 31, 2018

it was awesome,concepts are pretty good and faculty is just amazing.Had a nice learning and hope to continue with upcoming courses

By mridu s

Jul 20, 2018

It is a very good course for those who want to learn the basic concepts in python so as to build strong foundation in programming.

By Bujji P V

May 16, 2018

Great course to get started on Python. After completing this course I'm confident to dive deeper into Python and write code in it.

By Li W

Apr 18, 2018

This course helps me build the fundamental and solid knowledge of Python, I would like to recommend this course to my friends. ^ ^

By OK

Mar 28, 2018

Good introductory course. Quite easy if you have programming experience, but still worth it to see how everything works in Python.

By Abhik B

Jan 5, 2018

Difficult topics are explained in a very simplified and easy-to-understand manner. Can't imagine any improvements. Perfectly done.

By KAAN U

Oct 21, 2017

Thanks to Great teacher Charles Severance, it was a very useful and informative course. Nice point to start learning programming.

By Kyle B

Oct 11, 2017

Excellent course. I would highly recommend this for anyone with no programming knowledge, as a good starting point. I learnt lots!

By Zifeng K W

Aug 26, 2017

Great Course. Great Instructor. Explanation and examples are clear and to the point. Quizzes and assignments are fair and helpful.

By Shuo L

Aug 18, 2017

This course provides some basic information for the beginners, it is really a good start for a newbie like me in the Python world.

By Neeraj S

Apr 22, 2017

I was new to Python. With the guidance of Prof. Severance I am able to learn the basics of Python. Many Thanks to Prof. Severance.

By Dheeraj R

Mar 5, 2017

It is a very good course for beginnners . I have proramming experinece but i wanted to learn python and this was the right choice.

By Samuel C

Jan 17, 2017

The classes are awesome, good material and the teacher is very good. I recommend for everyone that want to learn python from zero.

By Fidel A M

Dec 25, 2016

Great teacher, easy to follow course, goes from basic step by step to more elaborated basic structures. What else can you ask for?

By Charles D

Dec 14, 2016

Great course. This is my second Python course and I was taking it as a refresher and learned new ways of approaching programming.

By Tiago A

Dec 3, 2016

It was the best introduction to Python that I had made. Very simple to understand and to follow, with an excellent teacher. Thanks

By Devarsh A

Jun 11, 2016

This course is a great start for learning programming in python. Its easy for everyone to learn as no prior knowledge is required.

By Natalie W

Jan 20, 2016

A great introduction. Clear, helpful, thorough and really focusses on understanding the underlying principles. Great teacher, too!

By Andreas A

Dec 5, 2015

The teacher is great, and the course is made as simple as possible so that really everybody can begin their programming adventure!

By Prafull P

Apr 4, 2024

I loved the course and its material, i Gained something valuable due to your effort Thanks to the teachers & Coursera ,loved it