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About the Course

This course is designed to teach you the foundations in order to write simple programs in Python using the most common structures. No previous exposure to programming is needed. By the end of this course, you will understand the benefits of programming in IT roles; understand basic Python syntax; explore different code editors and developer environments; be able to write simple programs using Python; figure out how the building blocks of programming fit together; and combine all of this knowledge to solve a complex programming problem. We'll start off by diving into the basics of writing a computer program. Along the way, you’ll get hands-on experience with programming concepts through interactive exercises and real-world examples. You’ll quickly start to see how computers can perform a multitude of tasks — you just have to write code that tells them what to do....

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DA

Jun 8, 2020

An excellent course for those who want to boost their programming abilities on Python. It tackles diverse and challenging problems, for you to practice and round out every concept. Highly recommended!

SR

Mar 31, 2020

This course was really helpful in developing my coding skills in python.The exercises helped me to test my knowledge .Overall it was a really good for people like me who are just beginning with python

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By Daniel

Jul 4, 2022

The course is good with a good instructor and good videos. The cheat sheets provided are especially helpful. Although I have had previous experience with other programming languages, this course is very beginner freindly in my opinion. For those with prior programming experience, I would recommend watching the videos at 1.25x speed. I did have some issues with the final project but that was resolved using the discussion forums.

By ELIZA F

Dec 1, 2021

Although I was not a python begginer, I enjoyed this course. The programme includes many exercises which indeed help users to understand basic structures and to work on many practical examples with strings, lists and dictionaries. I also found the optional object-orienting programming module helpful, it can be used practically to many applications. There is always some guidance to solve the exercises for the people who need it.

By Preston M

Jul 12, 2020

This was an awesome, entry-level dive into Python! I love the production quality and attention to detail that Google has in their Coursera courses. I know that this material is widely available online for free, but having it presented in such a clear way is definitely worth paying for (or just auditing) this class to get started using Python ASAP. I can't wait to keep cracking away at these courses over the next few months!

By SURESH K P 1

Jul 11, 2020

It is an excellent course for the beginner, you will Grasp the basic concepts for the python, you will be playing with the loops and functions. The final project is simply amazing, quizzes are easy and the assignments will be slightly tough, but you can tackle it with your skills, you will learn a lot, discussion forum people and mentors will help you. Thanks, Coursera. Never stop learning because life never stops teaching.

By Arunabh K

Jun 20, 2021

Excellent course, all concepts were very clearly explained and the readings were perfect for reviewing concept. The instructor is very clear and enthusiastic in her approach. For me it was a refresher, as I had learnt Python before, but I would definitely recommend this for newcomers to programming as well. The optional Object-oriented programming section is by far one of the best introductions to the topic I have seen

By Muhammad S

Aug 30, 2020

Overall it was a great course. I would not say it's completely beginner friendly. Those who already have some knowledge or working experience with Python or any other programming language would easily get over this. But for the complete beginners even for the other they have to put their full effort to get something out of it. And try to learn more from official documentation or any other resource on your own. Thanks

By Joe B

Jul 23, 2020

I was already familiar with ~85% of this material, so it was mostly just a review; however, I can honestly attest that this was the best teaching format that i have come across yet, and I have taken older Coursera Py courses that were not nearly to this level. Of course nothing beat the learning from real projects were you are stuck for hours into the night, but this instruction approach was very well orchestrated! :)

By Chinmay

Mar 13, 2020

Google has done an amazing job. The course is well designed and executed. I am a student with a technical background and initially I found the pace to be slow and more focused on the course participants with less technical knowledge, but as the course progressed, some assignment questions became challenging and some concepts took time to understand. Overall, a must take course if you want to get started with Python.

By Anchal C

Jan 22, 2024

Awesome instructor, inclusive course content, and as a student who has a prior knowledge in Python, I appreciate the idea that the follow up codes were presented prior to their explanation videos. Lots of quizzes were included that played the role of checkpoints and overall, the course was quite engaging and surely will help anyone who is beginning their programming journey in Python. Glad to complete this course.

By sivathmika v

May 19, 2020

Wow this is really an amazing course for all those who are interested in learning python as beginners and this course would also be helpful for anyone who need to review all the basic stuff in python . The contents of the course are really convincing and ofcourse the instructor was quite encouraging and

finally, I would like to thank the whole team for all their afforts in making up such an awesome course

Thankyou.

By Stephanie C

Aug 25, 2022

I gave this course 1 star, but I had to step away for a brief moment, spoke with a couple of IT folks and now I truly enjoy the course. Advise that I have for anyone taking this course, WHEN SHE SAYS READ, READ!! I missed so much the first go round because I did not read. Using not only the instructor is beneficial to this course, read, read, and more reading is beneficial as well. READ PEOPLE. Thanks Google.

By Kiran B

Sep 26, 2023

best❤️❤️ to be honest i really try many courses on the internet like c,cpp,js but I'm really don't understand at all about syntax or basic and how these all work? but here i completed my fundamental like loops data types ,variables,functions etc now finally i understand all this concept clearly im not saying im mastered all of this but one thing im sure now i can understand how these all works in program

By Paulo H

Aug 20, 2023

The "Crash Course on Python" has been a transformative experience, effectively bridging my background in chemistry and academic programming with the world of Information Technology. By imparting a solid foundation in Python programming, this course has not only boosted my coding skills, but also instilled confidence in navigating complex programming challenges. Its direct relevance to my career transition.

By Tanveer A

Jul 29, 2023

The crash course on Python by Google via Coursera offers an excellent introduction to Python programming. The course is well-structured, engaging, and covers essential concepts, making it ideal for beginners to quickly grasp Python's fundamentals. Highly recommended it to anyone looking to kickstart their coding journey with Python. as it help me the most and the concept of the instructor was excellent.

By Pravallika N

Feb 14, 2020

Good start to explore all the packages that python offers... though I had the habit of referring to the documentation ..I never went beyond what I needed to solve a given problem statement...but in this course when they introduced Jupyter Notebook there were so many methods that were already coded of which I had no clue !! So I started reading more about them...

Overall,It was good learning experience...

By Kevin W

Feb 24, 2023

Es un curso muy bueno para introducirse a Python. Obviamente si quieres profundizar más tendrás que buscar más material, pero en lo personal disfruté mucho el curso y considero que te dá las herramientas necesarias para poder escribir y comprender código. La instructora a su vez hace los videos amenos y disfrutables. Ampliamente recomendado para los que buscan comenzar en el mundo de la programación.

By Alberto M C

Jun 18, 2022

La verdad que me ha encantado el curso completo.

Empezar por lo básico para aprender sin darme cuenta ha molado.

El caso que la parte de Programación Orientada a Objetos ha sido todo un reto que agradezco lo hayan incluido para afrontar nuevos retos de aprendizaje.

Mis felicitaciones para los ordanizadores del curso y vamos a por el segungo para seguir mejorando en el aprendizaje de Python.

Gracias.

By Miftahul A

Feb 20, 2022

Overall, this course is really great for everyone who doesnt not know pyhton at all, not for someone who doesnt know how to code. But, for improvement, the example question that alongside in the course kinda too hard for someone who really start programming from scratch (i think). But, besides that, this course is really great for someone who wanna know pyhton language in-depth. Keep it up, Google!!

By Laura W

Mar 29, 2020

Informative, engaging, and just the "right" amount of information to get started with some really cool scripts! Instructor is fun and engaging, and there are a ton of hands-on opportunities to practice. Highly recommend taking advantage of these to get a great grasp on the concepts. Really looking forward to taking the rest of this specialization! Thank you for your thoughtful design of this course!

By Martijn W

Jul 5, 2023

The start of this course makes you think you'll breeze through it in no time, but don't be fooled. Once you've passed the basic/intro material of the first weeks, the course increases in difficulty, and you honestly feel like you have done something quite meaningful by the end. As someone with very, very basic IT and almost no prior programming knowledge, this course is an excellent crash course!

By Vaibhav L

Jun 11, 2023

I am thankful of my instructor and Coursera ,Has gave opportunity of financial aid for such awesome Crash course offered by GOOGLE .Its Great thing to learner like me who do not afford such huge cost .Finally I have completed 6 module course within three days.

I have got the concept with full clarity only because such great instructor .I like your phrase "#Pretty Cool" .

Thank you once again :)

By Shreya M

Oct 20, 2020

An amazing course for beginners. I can't say exactly how easy it would be for people with no background in programming, because even with my experience I did find some parts of it challenging. But I think with the amount of help available in the discussion forums and online in general, this course is a great option for a lot of people to get confident with the basics of Python. Sure helped me!

By Lucas J C H

Dec 30, 2021

Very informative and hands on crash course, I've been programing in python for a little bit now but still found some good new concepts or refresers on this course. it is perfect for any new beginner coder. towards the end of the course the concepts can seem a bit hard for beginners but everything is presented well and with practice anyone can get the concepts down. Definitely worth the time.

By Dylan R

Apr 1, 2020

Very well structured course! I have been coding in Python for awhile but i have never had a structured course on how to efficiently code in the language before. This course was extremely helpful in understanding all of the fundamental tools in Python as well as providing excellent examples and guidance. Also, the instructor was pretty great too! Highly recommended for even experienced coders.

By Brent A

Jul 15, 2023

This was a really good Python tutorial course. I've completed similar introductory Python courses at University and through Coursera and this one had by far the most detailed assessments and did well at covering the essentials. I appreciated the more difficult practice questions to make the assessment questions seem easier. I learned a few tips and it was good review so well worth the time.