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Welcome to one of the EASIEST Python 3 courses online! Learn by programming a fun game w/functions, loops & user inputs.

4.6
446 reviews

Created by: Steve McDonald

Last updated October 2021

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What you will learn

  • Perfect for you if you're new to programming, new to Python or feeling intimidated at all.
  • Learn the basics of Python programming starting with installing Python on your computer.
  • Create your own Oregon Trail-like video game from scratch on your computer using Python.
  • Gain a hands-on understanding of the most useful coding skills such as variables, loops, and functions.
  • Build the confidence to go out on your own and search for coding ideas online and write your own simple programs.

How it compares

Against the other 388 rated Udemy courses in Python on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 70% of them
  • Reviews446#253 of 389 by number of reviews
  • Length2.3 hoursshorter than 90% of them
  • Last updatedOctober 2021earlier than 64% of them

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Course Description

Python is one of the fastest growing programming languages. Everyone should know how to use Python. Even if you don't want to become a full-time computer programmer, Python can make you faster and more efficient at your job and even help improve your career prospects. Understanding Python can help you to solve complex problems that don't seem to have a solution outside of programming.

Learning programming can feel very intimidating at first. That's why this course is designed for beginners to get you familiar with programming in Python in a fun and accessible way. If you've never done any programming or even installed programming software on your computer, this is the course for you! Alex's explanations are simple and easy to follow. He doesn't use a lot of complex jargon like so many computer programming instructors do. He'll walk you through every step, so you can follow along and learn all of the concepts taught in the course.

As Alex will tell you in the course, once you have the basics of Python programming down, you can then go out on the internet and lookup other things that you want to code. You can learn as you go and program whatever you want, growing your skills every step of the way.

Here are just some of the things people do with Python:

  • Track the movement of stocks

  • Update you when a website changes

  • Create video games

  • Create websites

  • Do financial analysis

  • Supercharge your computer

So, if you're ready to change your life (and maybe even your career) with Python, then this is the course to get you started.

Click the button and join the course today.

Or watch some of the free preview lectures to make sure that you'll love Alex's easy-going teaching style.

And remember, with Udemy, you get a 30-day money back guarantee on this course. So, if for any reason you're not happy or feel like you didn't learn the basics of Python programming, you can get a full refund. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain from jumping in and learning Python today!
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Instructor Details

Steve McDonald

Learning is easier with the right tools and instruction. In every one of my courses I take you step-by-step through the tools and knowledge you need to accomplish your goals. 

My talent is taking complex subjects (like Excel, Access and Photoshop) and making them simple to learn. I wasn't always good at technology. There was a time when I didn't even know how to correctly turn a computer on and off. But over the past 20 years I've dedicated myself to mastering technology. Now I'm proud to call myself a self-taught tech geek. 

I'm a geek who still speaks the language of normal human beings. I don't use a lot of jargon and fancy words that the average person doesn't understand.

I understand how frustrating it can be when the instructor goes too fast or leaves out critical steps in the learning process. That's why I make sure to clearly demonstrate each step for you visually, so you can follow along starting from the very beginning and going along until you've reached mastery.

I am here to guide you on your way to success. You can contact me at any step of the way for assistance. Let me know when you're struggling with a concept and I'll get right back to you to keep you moving in the right direction.

I'm always happy to help.  I believe in you, and I'm here to support you in your learning process.

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By Ed on 10/14/2021

love this course, very practically and address 90% of my questions. However, I wish a few things that can be share in the video 1) what short cut keys is he pressing to show us what's on the screen and we can follow it. 2) Stop copy and paste codes, please redo it with us which is why we are here to learn online at home. We got plenty of time to "learn" not rush it. Love it. thanks.

By Vibin Abishek V on 6/22/2021

Awesomatic explanation of python. Hats off to their creative thinking i.e explaining the datatypes, variables and loop concept via creating a little game. It made this course more interesting!!!

By Kelvin Liang on 4/1/2021

I love how clear and cohesive the instructor's thoughts are when he explains everything. So far, everything makes sense, and I appreciate the explanation on why Python is used over other programming languages.

By Jonathan Gallia on 3/28/2021

Thanks, I enjoyed the course. Really informative overall. This is a perfect beginners course for learning python, everything was explained clearly and concisely. I highly recommend this course if you're just starting out as a lot of the topics covered are basic but still important and useful.

By Andrea Renshaw on 2/14/2021

This is a fantastic course for a complete beginner like myself! It gives you a taste of some basic terminology and allows you to start creating a game from beginning to end in just a couple hours. Very quickly I was able to understand what the next steps were going to be, understand some basic logic, and enough understanding to even diagnose and fix my own keying errors along the way. This was my first time trying Python or any programming at all, and this course quickly unlocks some of the mystique behind programming, giving me the confidence in myself to continue learning more.

By Graham on 10/20/2020

Alex does a great job of delivering content for beginners or novice Python learners. In building a game he delivers a great jump off point to expand your fundamentals and work on something fun.

By Jim on 8/25/2020

Excellent course! The instructor has a great communicative vibe. I love how he explained things throughout the course. He made it fun to learn. As a newbie to Python, I appreciate how this course is laid out.

By John Parker on 8/15/2020

I was expecting more from the lectures rather than being directed to the internet.

By Vivek Kumar Singh on 7/29/2020

It was a nice experience and fun with this course, It was a very basic course which anyone opt for it and start learning...the good thing about programming is more you get bugs more you are exploring hence it was nice chosing this course

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