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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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SD

May 24, 2020

first time i had done this course online and this was a wonderful experienceI learned all the stuff and the explanation provided was very good.i would like to do more courses from herethank you sir

SP

Aug 9, 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.

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By Sandip R

Jan 26, 2018

wonderful course . All basic concept available. nice video lectures. understandable examples and informative contents. Thanks to coursera

By RICARDO H R

Aug 13, 2017

Very nicely taught, easy to follow instructions and well explained examples and exercises. I feel more comfortable working on Python now.

By Kym C

Aug 3, 2017

Great course for people starting out, or for people like me who are needing a refresher on programming skills learnt quite some time ago!

By Nitesh R

Jun 10, 2017

This was my first online course. Found this course very useful. It is presented in easy to understand way. Good for beginners with Python

By Andrei P F C

Apr 25, 2017

The course it taught a very simple manner. I have taken other courses online and by far this is the best course for Python I have taken.

By Chen W T

Mar 26, 2017

I'm from Taiwan, the course is great and isn't complicated to learn, especially the discussion forums always can find people to help you!

By Dhananjay M

Jan 20, 2017

This course is a basic course but it's very helpful if you are not a programmer. It will provide you strong foundation for python course.

By Corey Z

Jan 12, 2017

I think the teacher is very good. He did not let see a lot of boring or over-complex codes, but he taught me how to organize my own code.

By JAEYON H

Nov 29, 2016

It's really good for understanding background of programing also computer archi.

Good way to start learning python with kind explanation.

By Kotikalapudi K

Sep 18, 2016

Delivered with passion,this is an excellent course by Dr.Charles Severance. Thanks a lot for providing the "Python for Informatics" book.

By Cesar O P R

Apr 22, 2016

Excellent for introducing someone to programming in Python. In my case it was easiest to move from a language like C/C++ to learn Python.

By Jeremy

Apr 14, 2016

A wonderfully thought out and executed course. Thank you to Dr. Severence for his excellent materials and guidance throughout the course.

By Jiselle J

Jan 25, 2016

Easy to follow and understand. Great introduction to computer programming for people who know nothing. Great instructor! Great course!

By Emilio B C

Nov 1, 2015

Genial para empezar a aprender Python. Todo muy mascado y explicado.

Great to beginers in Python. It´s all very simple and well explained.

By Gunjan S

Nov 3, 2025

It is a great course for people, especially from non-tech backgrounds, to understand and start learning Python. Kudos to the whole team!

By Alfredo G

Sep 23, 2024

Really liked the professor, very funny and has really good and easy to understand explanations. Definitely recommend taking this course!

By Evaristo R

Feb 18, 2024

Most definitely recommend, filled quite a few holes of things I had not learned through self-learning or even through my college course.

By Marvin M

Jul 18, 2023

The course material was well put together and being able to walk through assignments in just text was helpful for real world experiences

By Surafel G

Mar 25, 2023

This course is an amzazing ,why i am saying that because i got enough knowlege about python programming languages more than i expected.

By Kalidas B

Nov 5, 2022

I really liked this course it gave me so much to learn, improve and develop. I would like to thank professors Charles Russell Severance.

By Xander Y

Sep 28, 2022

Great pacing with a very experienced professor. Perfect for someone with little to no programming knowledge prior to taking the course.

By Fong E S

Apr 29, 2022

Great for people with zero knowledge on programming and the way Dr Chuck delivered it was engaging and gets the key point through easily

By Внуков И А

Feb 24, 2022

materials cover the basic python commands, lecturer is genius! the course is useful both for beginners and students with some background

By DAN D

Dec 9, 2021

Excellent explanation of programming concepts for beginners. Fun and engaging instructor. Interesting videos of the history of Python.

By Ahmadreza N

Nov 23, 2021

As a beginner, this course was really helpful for me to get familiar with programming concepts. Thank you Dr. Chuck, thank you Coursera!