Everything was good until the project where the testing mechanism is absolute poopoo. I had to suffice problem 4 and submit just problem 1,2,3. This was because the testing program simply couldn't process the code functions within problem 4 despite using the same functions in problem 3 which worked. The reason it didn't process was because the testing mechanism aborted the grading due to taking "TOO LONG". Is that suggesting that my wifi or connection isn't good enough. Also the fact that if your code is too long (more than 200 lines for looks), it wouldn't process, was very dumb to say the least. The skills I gained were no doubt useful but that fact that I could have easily scored 98% or higher and having to deal with an 84% due to the testing program is really pitiful. Who knew that my first non-A (92%+) course would be a course in python essentials :p. (Co. sch of Mines student)

I have fully completed all 4 modules.

The Good: I very much like the fact that the lecture videos themselves are relatively short and cover little material. It covers just enough without being overwhelming.

The Mediocre: The lectures of these professors don't explain the material as well as other courses that can be found both on and off of Coursera.

The Bad: The exercises are written poorly. They contain spelling and grammatical errors and some simply don't do a good job of being clear about what they are asking you.

The Verdict: There are definitely better Python 3 beginner courses out there, but if you're like me and like learning at a slower pace and have some prior experiences with learning Python then you can probably manage to navigate the course. 3/5.

The lectures of the topics covered are quite good, as well as the exercises and final Project. However, I'm sure that the course does not cover lots of additional basic concepts. I expected to have had an extended view of these other concepts. In conclusión: the course it's good if you don't have previous experience with programming. If you already have experience with other languages, the course it's too much basic.

CodeSkulptor is using a VERY out of date version of python. I couldn't find it documented exactly which version it was using, but I had to rewrite code many times because the modules/functions I had used were not available. Based on those modules/functions availability, I can say that it is less than 3.7.

The course is very good as well as the topics are nicely explained. The only problem I found is that the level of questions in the weekly assignments are pretty high in comparison to the video lectures that are taught

Great course for the basics but you end up spending more time trying to figure out their required styling than actual coding when in industry your employer will likely have an entirely different style.

I hope there is a Jupiter notebook inside the course. If the course actually force you to complete the programming exercises with test cases provided it will be better.

The course was really great and the instructors are really cool!

The only problem being the over-stubborn and strict style of final assessment.

the course needs more practices in the learning session but its straightaway leading to large projects and its very difficult for a beginner.

The course didn't cover all of the essentials for python programming in my opinion. Missing for loops, lists, etc.

A fairly good course for the beginners of python but I think there is more to teach for a beginner.

i appreciated the exercises. The explanations were too long and redundant, especially the talking.

It was good but many topics are not covered like while loop,try,except statements etc.

Covers very basic Python. Good enough for trivial tasks, but nothing in-depth

course content is good but the quiz questions are not clear to understand

I cannot open the marking system of the final project.

certificate downloading is a menace

Thank you, and forward.

Good practice materials

very hard questions.

so basic

to basic

This course is *okay*, but definitely not the best introductory Python course available. The videos cover pretty surface level information that is often insufficient to complete the practice questions. The instructors also continuously emphasize using Google/search engines and other DIYs to find answers to your questions or fill in the holes in your learning - which defeats the purpose of paying for a course with an instructor (even a virtual one). While I do not expect to be spoon-fed answers, I do expect more effort from course instructors for a paid resource. Since, according to the instructors, you should use Google, there are better options - free or paid - outside of this course that are more detailed and true-beginner friendly.