3. Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) – University of Michigan
2015 list: 3
2016 list: 3
User rating: 4.6 out of 5
Social media shares: around 6.8K
Good ratings, thousands of social media shares, and increased popularity through the years are three strong reasons for this Charles Severance’s course to be among top 3 of 10 most popular Coursera courses in 2016. Furthermore, it’s excellent for Python beginners because what you can get from it is basic programming knowledge, just enough to get you started quickly. There are no pre-requisites required, except computer literacy and basic math skills.

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