Ratings and Reviews for Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

Well designed introduction to the basics of programming with Python as well as good coding principles.

Such a great way to learn Python for beginners. Highly recommended.

Really a nice course

This introductory course in Python was great, overall I found the instructor (Charles Severance) to be an excellent Lecturer. He has a wealth of experience and a great personality which helped motivate me a lot. If I think back throughout the 7 weeks, knowing what I had ahead of me from one week to the next, it sometimes felt daunting not knowing what might be expected of me in the next class or section of the course. Then..before you know it..Charles is back and at a click of a button..explaining everything you need to know with excellent examples of code (what to do, what not do do etc) and reference to additional resources to dip in and out of, to help bolster my understanding, push me out of my comfort zone and complete the assignments. This really is one of the best software engineering classes I could find. Charles is an excellent lecturer, mentor and coach and really knows how to help get you started and most of all, get you through it! I seriously can't wait to start my next Coursera course "Python Data Structures" - Enjoy!

Excellent Course!

Awesome for beginners. The teacher is very friendly, calm and precise. Good examples and exercises.

A very solid and useful course for anyone interested in learning about programming in general. The professor is very engaging and quite easy to follow, he has an amazing way of explaining things and making everything look so interesting. The online book that accompanies the course is also very well-written, and is a welcome addition to the already informative video lectures. The only drawback I might add is that the course is very simple for experienced programmers that want to get an introduction to Python. I believe though that the next courses in the specialization will cover more advanced topics, and that sacrifice had to be made since it is after all an introductory course aimed at people with zero programming experience.

Very good teaching. Examples make learning fun and easy. A very few number of mistakes in the course material.

This course undoubtedly is one of the best knowledgeable and exciting experience that I had ever had in programming ... the instructor, the quizzes and assignments are, in fact, unparalleled and is worth taking :)

This course is truly informative and inspiring. Thank you, Dr chuck. I will keep learning Python. And I hope other students will also enjoy this course.