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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

TM

Apr 14, 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

DJ

Nov 5, 2018

I loved it! Dr. Chuck is extraordinary in his explanations. A great way to start on Python programming. As a person that hasn't programmed in years it was an encouraging and educational experience :-)

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By Tetiana Y

Nov 4, 2017

The best course I have ever done in coursera. Dr Chuck is amazing, his way of teaching is absolutely clear and super interesting.

By Varun C

Sep 18, 2017

Beautiful course ,students beginning to learn python i learnt a lot from the course recommend it anyone who wants to learn python

By Naif N

Sep 10, 2017

I loved the instructor teaching style and I highly recommend this course for starting with python programming, I am very thankful

By Metzli I A L

Jul 28, 2017

I really enjoyed this course, classes weren't too long so that was good, and the professor makes everything quite understandable.

By Amith B

Jul 6, 2017

Brilliant Course. Charles made it very easy to understand and follow. I particularly liked his playfulness.

Regards,

Amith Bhanudas

By Michael L

Jun 17, 2017

Excellent course with in depth explanations. It is well structured. It learn me to programming from very basics to optimum level.

By Sanidhya S

May 22, 2017

It's a great course for learing ython as the beginner.The content as well as the exercise for the pratice are good for learning .

By Saranya D

Oct 12, 2016

This course is awesome and i got to know the basics of Python and why Python and how Python. Thank you for this wonderful course.

By Federica P

Sep 21, 2016

The course is useful and very clear for beginners, it aims to explain what is the type of reasoning behind the programming!

Thanks

By Sue

Feb 8, 2016

Amazon professor. Very well organized and structured course. Highly recommended if you are a beginner or want to remember Python.

By Saurabh S

Feb 6, 2016

special thanks to Dr chuck

And a request for office hours in INDIA.

May be I will get a chance to meet him.

I will be very thankful.

By Jay B

Dec 27, 2015

One of the best courses on Python!

Thanks to Dr. Chuck and his team as well as Coursera to make this happen.

Very well structured

By Jayrajsinh J

Sep 29, 2015

This course is Awesome.. It starts with the basics and gives you a very clear idea about the python. Dr. Chuck is a great tutor..

By Samrat M

Jan 13, 2026

Extremely helpful for a novice like me. It has built strong confidence and clarity toward achieving my goal of mastering Python.

By Marko R

Oct 31, 2025

both easy and hard enough for someone who is just starting. you wont get discouraged but you will have to break a sweat a bit :)

By rebeka s

Jun 26, 2023

I'm very glad to have stumbled across this course! Learning the information has been a breeze due to the thourogh video lessons!

By premium g

Jun 5, 2023

very informative, learned so much in 7 weeks at my own pace and also highly recommend it to anyone who's starting out in python.

By JAIME A

May 19, 2023

This has been the best course I have received in my entire life, he is the best instructor I have ever had

Thanks a lot Dr. Chuck

By Nikhil H

May 16, 2023

This is a very good course for python beginners , if you want to learn python from scratch this is the course you should go for.

By Deleted A

Jan 13, 2023

Well-organized course. All content was clearly explained and the immediate feedback from the autograder was especially helpful.

By Goutham M

Jun 18, 2022

It was an ultimately intresting course with the way the instructor taught. The way of explaination was clear and upto the point.

By YURY V

Apr 22, 2022

I really enjoyed learning, doing practical tasks, and I am glad that I was able to quickly pass the course and get a certificate

By Mohammad m

Jan 27, 2022

I could not find better than these teachers on the paint and I will not find better than these wonderful lessons. special course

By James C

Jan 25, 2022

This course is definitely one of the best in Coursera. I love Professor Severance. Appreciate your teaching! :) Thank you! :)))

By Fahad Q A

Jan 13, 2022

This course is very helpful and informative especially for the beginners who are learning Python Programming for the first time.