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Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

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.

Status: Programming Principles
Status: Python Programming
BeginnerCourse17 hours

Featured reviews

HB

5.0Reviewed Aug 21, 2020

I love Coursera , it's so helpful for me . I hope that other lessons and courses are also cool like this and the Dr. Chuck ia the coolest ever teacher i have ever seen so thank you very much Coursera.

TM

5.0Reviewed Apr 13, 2020

Excellent Course. I have computer science background but still as the name suggest its for Everybody and Dr. Chuck is good mentor. Looking forward to other courses of py4e as well. Thank You Coursera

FT

5.0Reviewed Sep 2, 2020

The course is excellent! The content is very clear and the professor even makes it fun to learn! I would recommend it to anyone interested in programming with no previous knowledge in the subject.

SP

5.0Reviewed Aug 8, 2018

Python was my first language to learn and i'm happy that i chose this specialization course. It was thought simple and straight forward and the assignments helped me a lot to learn the course better.

MB

5.0Reviewed Dec 3, 2021

G​reat beginner course for starting programming in Python. Wether you want to ultimately learn other languages this is a great place to start. This is a very well thought out and developed course.

AB

5.0Reviewed Aug 23, 2020

Great introduction to Python and programming as a whole. Everything is broken down making it easy to understand. Had zero programming experience before and this class made it easy and fun to get into.

RR

5.0Reviewed Nov 26, 2020

The course is really helpful for me to enhance the Python programming language. Thank you for offering this kind of course special thanks to the professor. His teaching methods are really impressive.

XW

5.0Reviewed Sep 5, 2017

I strongly recommend those who are learning this course read the book written by the professor, it really helps a lot, only watch the video is not enough.I'm eager to learn more about programming now!

NU

5.0Reviewed Jun 22, 2020

Very good introduction to basic programming. Very easy for beginners in python who have already some programming background - but still extremely useful to quickly and efficiently learn python basics.

AC

5.0Reviewed Apr 19, 2020

Amazing course and amazing professor. Every concept explained in detail. Try to finish all the graded assignments and worked examples as they really help in getting a better grasp at the concepts.

FU

5.0Reviewed Jan 7, 2018

Tan solo auditar este curso me ayudó bastante en el aprendizaje de este lenguage de programación. A penas ahorre el dinero compraré el resto de cursos para seguir adelante. Gracias Charles Severance!!

SK

5.0Reviewed Dec 26, 2019

Extremely basic but Dr. Chuck is so interesting that you never get bored. You can pass the course in a few days with minimum or even no programming knowledge. It's a good starting point for beginners.