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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

SD

Jun 5, 2020

It's a great course to learn the basics of python. From how it was created and how it works. The Instructor is also very friendly and he teaches Python with very good techniques and with excitement.

HM

Jul 2, 2021

Dr Chuck is amazing!! Great methods, and informative.. Gained knowledge and confidence. Definitely worth the time.. cant wait to start my next course with the University of Michigan, and with Dr Chuck

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By Yash R

Dec 6, 2017

brilliant course, provide excellent understanding of subject, thank you coursera and prof.Charles Severance for this course.

By Ari

Nov 5, 2017

Great course, and it was really easy to understand. I did course 1 in about 6 hours with very little programming background.

By Jiajia

Aug 9, 2017

The instructor explains very well, the course is easy to keep up with. I've learned a lot from the course. Very very useful.

By Priyank A

Jul 21, 2017

Dr. Chuck is a wonderful professor. He makes sure the class isn't monotonous and explains everything with utmost simplicity.

By Fatih C T

Jul 15, 2017

This course and of course Professor Chuck is great. Special thanks to Coursera for bringing this amazing course to our home.

By Archit V

Jul 4, 2017

Very well taught and executed course. Mentors are nice, and Dr Chuck explains the concepts very well. Highly recommended! :)

By Sergey K

Jun 20, 2017

Chuck is great! Bravo! About the course: I would like to see more practical

exercises, quizes, assignments and such like.

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By Christine N

Jan 22, 2017

I really like this course! It is not difficult for beginners, and it was organized in a very logical way. Thank you so much!

By Gercino A N J

Jan 8, 2017

This course is very good. I learned a lot of things from him. Many thanks to all involved in the preparation of this course.

By Gilson M d S

Dec 24, 2016

Gostei muito, agora que fui apresentado ao Python não vejo a hora de me aprofundar um pouco mais nesta linguagem, obrigado!!

By Tobie

Nov 4, 2016

Very slow-paced introduction to Python that allows new users to get set up with the program and get started with the basics.

By Lydia L

May 10, 2016

Great course and the teacher is easy to follow. It is a good introduction to the world of programming at a pace that is easy

By jose t

Mar 18, 2016

Dr. chuck is the best one explaining about Computer sciences. Thanks for the opportunity to learn something new like Python.

By Wasim A S

Mar 15, 2016

I don't know what to say, but I believe that this course is the most powerful online course for Python :)

I'm so excited ^_^

By Kevin L

Dec 14, 2015

Great course, I had previous knowledge of Python but it was good to see a different approach with more background behind it.

By Patrick Z

Dec 13, 2015

Great course that teaches the basics of python to someone who knows little to nothing about programming.

Highly recommend it!

By Mel K

Oct 31, 2015

This is an awesome course. He makes it easy to learn how to program with python and I like that he uses humor in his videos

By Gerard G

Mar 3, 2025

Great instructor, easy to follow, coding exercises reinforce concepts and the course is from a well recognized institution.

By Pavle K

Dec 13, 2023

Very good explained by the proffesor with some fairly challenging assignments for newbies that will make your brain melt :)

By salma o

Apr 10, 2023

amazing course, simple, powerful, clear and suitable for the beginners to make the python programming essentials understood

By Yosuf M I A H

Mar 31, 2023

Great Course for someone who wants to learn programming from scratch, provides a great basic start that you can build upon.

By José G C L

Mar 10, 2023

Excellent course, very didactic and well thought out. I plan to continue the rest of the specialization and I recommend it.

By ANDREW D

Jan 23, 2023

Concepts are explained well in the lectures with plenty of examples given. Assignments directly relate to lecture material

By Kartik P

Dec 5, 2022

The best course to learn python. I learned all the basics and hope to learn more from the University of Michigan. Thank You

By Monceni A P M

Jun 20, 2022

It was excellent!. Profesor Charles explained very well every chapter and the exercises made the course very comprehensible