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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.

JS

May 1, 2023

Great course and easy to follow. The only suggestion I have is to do lesson 2 the best you can then move on because some of the practice questions have answers from lessons that come after this one.

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Pros:

The course was well-structured which made it easy to follow.

The lecturers were professionals and they explained the educational materials with numerous details.

The assignments covered the provided material appropriately.

Cons:

For some sections, the teaching pace was not fast enough since the lecturers have assumed (absolute) zero background in programming and no familiarity with algorithms. For those who only want to fill a few minor gaps in their understanding (such as myself), most of the videos are too lengthy and can be skipped.

Some of the programming assignments were either erroneous or unclear which could make you stop for longer than necessary.

Conclusion:

If you have started learning Python using a textbook (and hence have a solid foundation in mind), you might want to skip this course and go to the next one in this specialization. However, if you have learned the basics of Python through "try and error" then this course might provide you with a better foundation and help you learn faster in the future.