An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

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This course is designed to be a fun introduction to the basics of programming in Python. Our main focus will be on building simple interactive games such as Pong, Blackjack and Asteroids.
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10/10 starsTaking Now
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7 years, 7 months ago
Wonderful, wonderful course on learning Python. The professors seem to like teaching the class (and really seem to like each other, which come across and actually makes the class even more enjoyable). The lessons and mini projects are perfectly calibrated to be challenging without being impossible -- after the first week I started each homework assignment saying "I DON"T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS!!", but then realized that they did indeed teach us everything we'd need to know to complete the assignment. I think I read there were something like 40,000 students taking the course. How do you grade 40,000 assignments in one week? You provide a very careful rubric and you do peer review. This is actually the toughest part of the class, because your peers are even less forgiving than the professors would be. All in all, I'm glad to be taking this course, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn Python.
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Sid

8/10 starsCompleted
2 days, 6 hours ago
a nice course to get introduced to python. it help you to implement the concepts in actual application instead of just teaching the syntax.the instructors also make the class more fun!
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Shouwen WANG

10/10 starsTaking Now
2 days, 23 hours ago
This is just a BRILLIANT BRILLIANT class. Really appreciate all the instructors for devoting them to present us this detailed, well-structured course. It is indeed a good start for my path of learning programming, and I am really looking forward to studying more lectures from you. THANK YOU!
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Andrey Kurenkov

10/10 starsCompleted
5 days, 2 hours ago
I would recommend this course for anyone starting python; I learned a lot from this course thanks to these wonderful professors and their teaching methods and tasks. Hope to take more courses from them in the future!
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JoLynn Pasqualucci

10/10 starsCompleted
1 week, 1 day ago
Excellent class and the instructors made it really interesting. They really seem to love teaching this class and it showed. I was a newbie to Python and I learned a lot.
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Amy

10/10 starsCompleted
1 week, 2 days ago
This was a very good introduction to solidify programming skills that I had been attempting to learn on my own. The projects are challenging, but require only the skills taught in the class.
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2 weeks, 1 day ago
A great course for beginners. it has everything you need to learn python programming even you don't need to install any code editors, as the instructors build their own one to help you get ahead. It is called " CodeSkulptor".CodeSkulptor runs Python programs in your browser. CodeSkulptor is a browser-based Python interpreter, as featured in the online course “An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python”. It implements a subset of Python 2, plus the addition of three graphical libraries, SimpleGui, SimpleMap, and SimplePlot.
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10/10 starsCompleted
2 weeks, 1 day ago
This was a fantastic introductory course. I've taken several MOOC's to try to learn Python in the past, and none has stuck until now. The projects are challenging but approachable; the videos are goofy and enjoyable, but also incredibly informative; and the projects that I built throughout the course are things that I feel really helped me progress in learning to program. I can't recommend this course highly enough!
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Micheal Towers

10/10 starsCompleted
3 weeks, 1 day ago
It was a great introduction to programming, I had no prior experience but really enjoyed working each week in designing this projects. it really helped to startthiking about problems and how to solve them
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Doug Carter

10/10 starsCompleted
3 weeks, 1 day ago
I enjoyed taking this course quite a bit. The instructors thoroughly explain the various concepts, and they try to make the material as fun and engaging as possible. I walked out of the course knowing much more about Python and interactive programming than when I went in.
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Theresa Guin

10/10 starsTaking Now
4 weeks, 1 day ago
I absolutely love this class. I knew nothing about programming in Python before but feel like I have accomplished so much. The professors make you feel like you are one of the family and are quite hilarious at times. This class made learning Python fun, interactive and enjoyable.
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Amit Karpe

10/10 starsCompleted
1 month ago
I love the Course , Its Fun to Learn :) Joe, Scott and Jhon are Good at their job. Great Help and Pointers when you are stuck. Achieving the Milestones gives you sense of Confidence. Thank You :)
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Jeon Kook Lee

10/10 starsCompleted
1 month, 1 week ago
Good enough to understand the Python. It was great pleasure to learn by this program. It will be expand to the data science. Thank you very much. Good tools for the big data analysis by using Python.
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张 磊

10/10 starsCompleted
1 month, 1 week ago
The curriculum is reasonable and the content is interesting and practical. Very suitable for novices to learn the basics of python. It will teach you all the knowledge needed in the homework, and will split a large project into many small projects to complete each, and finally integrate into a project with complete functions. Students can experience the logic of the entire project through the review. This will allow you to focus on the application of a few concepts, but also save you the logical difficulty of novice learning.
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10/10 starsCompleted
1 month, 1 week ago
An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python is an amazing class to make your first steps in programming. Instructors put a tremendous amount of work into the class and made the course interactive, fun and challenging.
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Tyler Williamson

10/10 starsCompleted
1 month, 2 weeks ago
I had no previous programming experience, but had an interest in programming to elevate my current skills in my career. The classes were very well produced and I learned a lot! I can't wait to apply my new skills to different projects in my job.
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Natasha Medina

10/10 starsCompleted
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Excellent. I think is a complete course about learning Python, is a good course that everyone could take it ( no matter if you speak a little english, the instructors speak as well as they can, so understandable). I think is the best course I have done till now. I can do a summary of 3 words to describe this course: Interesting, fun and useful! Really, Many thank you!!!!
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Aishwarya H R

10/10 starsCompleted
1 month, 2 weeks ago
This course is Just wonderful. Iam really happy to say that this is the best course I have done till now.Thank you so much.And you taught this course differently.The unique and fun elements you people bought in between class was wonderful.Thanks again:)
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Hareesh B K

10/10 starsCompleted
1 month, 3 weeks ago
I really loved this class. I liked the professors who taught us and made us work with Python. This is one of the best courses I have taken to date. Thank you
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Michael Perry

10/10 starsCompleted
1 month, 3 weeks ago
A thorough and well-taught course that was charmingly-delivered. Definitely one to recommend to other people who are wanting to learn about programming in Python. Thank you all, very much.
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Michael Perry

10/10 starsCompleted
1 month, 3 weeks ago
A thorough and well-taught course that was charmingly-delivered. Definitely one to recommend to other people who are wanting to learn about programming in Python. Thank you all, very much.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
It is awesome.I think not only for learning Python that it is for learning general programming purpose very useful. Especially in learning game programming very good. Thanks a lot Joe and Rixner
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Feng Ziyang

10/10 starsCompleted
2 months ago
It is the best course I have ever learned in Coursera. I like Joe and Rixner vert much. At first, I was afraid of computer because I think it is hard. When I finished this course and another specialization, I have confidence to learn computer science in depth. Thanks a lot for showing this good courses on Coursera.
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10/10 starsCompleted
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2 months ago
The way how the information is presented is simple and easy to follow even if you don't have any experience, the classes are funny and dynamic that it's because the instructors put a lot of effort to keep it in that way.
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Shubham Sharma

10/10 starsCompleted
2 months ago
Content, course & material with instruction is really good . its awesome. Wonderful course good way to teach python . from basics to mid level they have planned seriously well.
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Yog Kumar Pandey

8/10 starsCompleted
2 months, 1 week ago
The course was easy to approach the python language. The instructors were fine with each other and teaching the course too that made the course easy too. Actual toughness of python language is not felt with this course and the student can learn it in plays.
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2 months, 1 week ago
This course was easy to follow and fun. I like the way it was organized to continually improve your skills with the exercises and mini-projects. I felt challenged but encouraged to learn more.
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Gerry Pehl

10/10 starsCompleted
2 months, 1 week ago
Extremely well constructed class- a true 'University' experience- not just a tutorial, but rather a framework for understanding critical fundamental concepts that will carry to many other applications, making other languages easier to learn.
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Natalia Cabrera

10/10 starsCompleted
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Awesome course! Really professional and excellent instructors. They teach you a lot of Python in a funny but useful way of learning. Each class, mini-project, optional exercises or quiz help you to understand and learn moer about programming in Python. An interesting and very complete course, 100% recommended!!
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Hefei Han

10/10 starsCompleted
2 months, 2 weeks ago
This course was organized in a compact and clear structure, which makes it easily understandable for those who have no experience or weak background in programming. Also, all the professors and teaching assistants here are very earnest and enthusiastic on each problems that students encountered. I'm pretty sure that this wonderful course is worth and you will learn a lot from just a beginner.
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