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About the Course

This course introduces the basics of Python 3, including conditional execution and iteration as control structures, and strings and lists as data structures. You'll program an on-screen Turtle to draw pretty pictures. You'll also learn to draw reference diagrams as a way to reason about program executions, which will help to build up your debugging skills. The course has no prerequisites. It will cover Chapters 1-9 of the textbook "Fundamentals of Python Programming," which is the accompanying text (optional and free) for this course. The course is for you if you're a newcomer to Python programming, if you need a refresher on Python basics, or if you may have had some exposure to Python programming but want a more in-depth exposition and vocabulary for describing and reasoning about programs. This is the first of five courses in the Python 3 Programming Specialization....

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Oct 17, 2019

It's a must join course for the people who want to deep dive into the world of Python. I really loving this course very much. I wanna explore more hence opting for other parts of this specialization.

DK

Dec 7, 2020

The course was very comprehensive and easy to understand. The instructors made sure that they are giving the information in a way that won't make me confused. Thank you so much for this great course!

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By Cristhian E J

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Jul 17, 2020

In General it was great, the only thing I didn't like was the fact that you evaluated some topics in the final project, that we barely studied. And I had to look for information somewhere else. But besides that it was really good. Thank you!

By Ali D

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Mar 23, 2022

Really great resources for learning and practicing concepts. Each week had a lot of content, which I did feel was overwhelming. I didn't finish in 4 weeks as a working professional, but I was able to complete the course on my own schedule.

By Simon W T C

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Nov 11, 2020

The course is simple to understand, the textbook used is interactive and allow for easier understanding of concepts. If there is anything to add on, it would be that it take quite a time commitment to finish up each week learning scope.

By sandeep j

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Oct 23, 2020

The classes were really great and the teaching methodology as well as the interactive textbook helped a lot. I missed a few deadlines as I had some college work to focus on, so that was a bummer but I really enjoyed doing this course.

By Haydhen A C A

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Jul 27, 2022

Muy buen curso, te enseñan todo lo que te prometen y los profesores son muy buenos. No le doy las 5 estrellas ya que aunque en Coursera digan que tiene subtitulos en Español, los tiene pero están mal las traducciones.

By Aya R

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Nov 25, 2022

I feel if there were more problems like the ones in the last week's graded assignment that would have helped more in making information stick to ones mind and would help me learn more as practicing is very important

By Hazem B

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Feb 19, 2023

this is a great course , the concepts are well explained and the experience is astonishing , but i think that you should improve the authentication single sing on because it keeps reminding me everytime to log in .

By Jessica K

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Jan 17, 2023

i think having more practice questions would be helpful. the tests were difficult because it asked questions for which information was not given or just mentioned in passing. But I learned a lot in this course.

By Muhammad E

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Jul 18, 2020

good course for python absolute beginners but for programming and computer science newbies it might not be the best choice as it's so high level and doesn't go that deep into the core concepts of programming

By Sarath k

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May 3, 2020

i really appreciate the tools and things you taught in this entire course, mainly the Rune-stone gave much confidence while going through the concepts and practice. I am very much thankful to the instructors.

By Ramik D

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Jul 13, 2020

I found some of the problems were not taught in the course and I had to learn a little bit extra from the course to solve the problems.Overall the course was very interactive and it was very fun to learn.

By DARIO A M

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Jun 7, 2020

I really enjoyed this course, but it was really easy for me because I've got basis in other languages, like C. In this course there are not only Python Basics, but also programming basics in general.

By Neale L

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Apr 6, 2020

Overall a good course but not as thorough as I'd hoped. I do not consider myself as understanding Python3 very well but it's a good introductory course to learning what code is and how it runs.

By Jeffrey B

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Apr 10, 2020

Good course, very good step by step approach for noobies ;). The only thing lacking is some more practical stuff and collaboration. So more focus on real world cases, and applying knowledge.

By Arka B

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Jul 27, 2020

The lecture delivery should be improved. But the course content was more than good. It is a good course for those who have completed the first three of python for everybody specialization.

By Thomas D

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Jun 10, 2020

Very good overall. There are some rough edges in the course textbook and layout. E.g. the material feels unevenly spaced in the four weeks. But I still feel I gained a lot from the course.

By Alain R

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Jun 6, 2019

Excellent course! Learned some good stuff even though I've taken several other Python courses before. One of the best introductory courses I've seen for beginners. You'll learn the basics.

By Mayank S

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Jun 20, 2022

I really loved the course. It was well designed and I could practice problems and analyse my computing skills. It was very informative and easy to learn. Looking forward on learning more.

By Qidi Z

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Jan 16, 2021

Very good course structure, and the teaching was really good. It would be better for answers to be provided for all the assignments, so that we could compare with it to find our mistakes

By Enrique Z H

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Jun 26, 2021

Great course for beginners or people who desire to review basic Python. The FOPP book allows to study topics at your own pace with many different exercises to practice acquired skills.

By James N

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Feb 6, 2023

Overall, an excellent introduction to Python programming for non-programmers. It is still quite valuable for experienced programmers looking to learn Python but can be a bit tedious.

By Shahtaz R

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May 27, 2020

This was a great course. Thanks to the Michigan University and respected Instructor for their careful effort of teaching. And thanks for making an interactive textbook of runestone.

By Shravan B

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Jul 8, 2020

Concepts are well explained and easy to understand. You get regular practice through the textbook which helps you get a grasp of things. A good course for beginners to get started.

By VC O

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Sep 7, 2020

I just want to say that I personally like the strategy used in organizing this online lectures; the assignments, course materials, etc, everything seems very well prepared. Kudos!

By Christy H

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Aug 22, 2020

this course gave a good couple of options for learning python, which is videos and the interactive textbook. i only used interactive textbook which helped me a lot. pretty good.