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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: Computer Programming
Status: Python Programming
BeginnerCourse17 hours

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JV

5.0Reviewed Jun 10, 2022

Excellent for beginners like me. Although, I do wish that there were more examples and explanations per topic, more exercises per topic, and more projects per topic to really drive home the material.

EK

5.0Reviewed May 12, 2017

Excellent, although, even without having any programming experience except some Visual Basic at school about ten years ago, in my opinion the course could have bee more difficult and the pace quicker.

ST

5.0Reviewed May 9, 2020

It's really an awesome course from which I had learnt how to program in Python.I even don't know the basics of Python after attending this course I am able to program myself.Thanks for your guidelines

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.

SM

5.0Reviewed Mar 24, 2016

excellent for beginners, very well described, great understanding grasped and its simple, very simple, but thats what makes it 5 star, is that its for anyone or as the title says pythong for Everybody

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

AS

5.0Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

i really liked the course very much, especially sir who is teaching us in a very simple manner, The best teacher I have ever seen who now the tacts for explaining the language in a very nice manner

GV

5.0Reviewed Sep 28, 2019

Extremely well laid out curriculum, to the point videos and excellent book. Built my confidence level to clear the course. Thanks Dr.Chuck for all the hard work and diligence to support the community.

DP

5.0Reviewed Aug 4, 2020

Dr. Chuck thank you so much for designing this course. This course has made me confident of my ability to continue learning python further. The course structure is very simple and easy to understand.

HJ

5.0Reviewed May 3, 2021

This is the best course I've taken by far! The instructor does well at explaining the concepts and makes it interesting. I really enjoyed this course and am excited to continue forward. Thank you!

TK

5.0Reviewed Nov 21, 2020

This course is very useful and the way Dr. Charles Severance teaches is outstanding. It's gonna be a perfect course for those who are looking for a programming course specially designed for beginners.

AK

5.0Reviewed Mar 28, 2018

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.

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