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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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Top reviews

JT

Jun 29, 2020

A well-designed course, especially for the beginners, who are really enthusiastic and passionate about programming. It really helps you to learn from scratch and it does not require any prerequisites.

GL

Feb 28, 2016

Excellent for a beginner!! Professor Severance follows a very smooth and efficient method of teaching that reduces anxiety and increases passion for learning!! Recommended to anyone starting Python!!!

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By Beatrice D

Dec 2, 2019

Clear and concise lessons that you will remember. Assignments that let you apply the lessons, and if you have questions or get bogged down, formidable help is available in the forum section.

By Pradyumna M

Oct 19, 2019

Great class for students who have no prior experience in programming. I'm an intermediate level programmer, and I took this course just to get a feel for python (the syntax, the basics etc).

By Adam F

Oct 10, 2019

Great course and lecture quality. Worked examples are thorough and give a good entry level understanding to the language. Looking forward to what the rest of this specialisation has to offer

By Muhammad A

Aug 10, 2019

The teacher in this course is best of the best excellent for beginners, very well described, great understanding grasped and its simple, very simple, as the title says python for Everybody .

By Saurabh S

Jul 29, 2019

Excellent course if you are starting to learn python, you feel confident after attempting the examples throughout the course. This course is a truly valuable addition to your learning goals.

By Pranav K

Jul 13, 2019

Perfect course if you are a beginner with no background in programming.Mr Serverance is the perfect teacher who makes learning new concepts interesting by giving easy to understand examples.

By Marco H

Jun 9, 2019

It is a very gentle introduction into python but it provides a useful starting point for someone who hasn't done any programming before. The presenter is good explains concepts very clearly.

By Jiaqi L

Feb 3, 2019

Brilliant!!! The way the professor teaches the course is so interesting and easy-understanding!!! I would like to take more courses in order to "communicate" with the professor continuously!

By Demenshina K A

Jan 3, 2019

In this course I got practical skills for using Python. Thanks to this course, I managed to write programs on Python. Thanks to the creators of the course!! I will continue to study further.

By Dale H

Sep 4, 2018

While I have had some background in using Python, I never formally learned it so I'm starting from the beginning. This course is slow enough for beginners and a great start to learning more.

By chinthanippu s a

Aug 10, 2018

The instructor was very friendly and we can learn a lot in this course .We will learn a boundary knowledge about python i think on the further courses we will be learning a lot about python.

By Bingting W

Aug 4, 2018

This class is really good for learners who have no background in Python or programming. The courses are well scheduled and illustrated. I will definitely recommend this course to my friends!

By Yanlin S

Jul 19, 2018

I would say this is a fabulous class! I would recommend everyone to take the course no matter you have coding experience or not. Really appreciate Prof. Charles gives us such a great course!

By Sarah B

May 19, 2018

Great start for people with no programming experience. I have experience but never learned formally and so watched the videos accelerated and picked up some fundamentals that I was missing.

By Akmal X M

Jan 5, 2018

Thanks. I have learned basics of Python programming via this course. Unfortunately, to continue this course is not free. In my region to pay for online courses is not possible for this time.

By Kristina V

Jul 8, 2017

Highly recommend to all of you out there, who have no programming experience or even those of you who think you hate programming. Dr. Chuck can make everything fun and this course proves it!

By Shradha D

Jun 14, 2017

I enjoyed this python course. Prof. Severance teaches every topic very systematically with example. i like that and i learned lot of from that. now i am starting next course. thank you sir..

By Deleted A

May 15, 2017

Cool course if you have little or no experience in programming. If you already know other programming languages (I know R) is also a good starting point despite the "slow pace" of the course

By George V P

Apr 9, 2017

This is a very inspired starting point in learning programming skills in Python. I'm very glad I finished this course and I consider I learnt a lot. Thank you Coursera for facilitating this.

By Bearden B

Apr 28, 2016

Solid, entertaining intro to programming and Python. Dr. Chuck does a good job of not overwhelming in the first course while giving enough info to get us started on the road to programming.

By Swaroop M

Mar 4, 2016

Awesome Course.

The way Respected Instructor teaches, even a person without technical background can become an expert.

Due to his style of teaching and content people start loving programming

By Aaron K

Mar 2, 2016

I worked in IT for 12 years including at a software company (not as a programmer) This is the only course I've ever come across that finally made programming approachable and understandable.

By Андрій С (

Jan 20, 2016

This course made me realize that programming is not so hard and that I can handle it! Thank you very much for the opportunity to learn Python from scratch! Definitely taking the next course!

By Raysong L

Dec 2, 2015

Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) is a five star course. Like the name of the course, I could get started with programming with Python a little. Thank you, Prof. Charle

By Lenn R H A

Mar 3, 2024

Muy buen curso para quienes recién están iniciando con Python o en la programación en general. El instructor explica muy bien y los ejercicios desarrollados complementan el autoaprendizaje.