As the name implies (or even states), this is a Python programming class aimed at people with little or no programming experience.  We'll use the Python language, which is one of the most popular languages currently used by professional developers.

I'm Reuven Lerner, a professional Python trainer. That means I spend just about every day teaching Python to a different company, in a different city, or even a different country.  (In 2019, I taught in the US, Europe, Israel, India, and China.)

I've been using Python since about 1992, have had my own consulting business since 1995, and have been training full time for more than 10 years.

I've spoken at PyCon and Euro Python, among other places. I'm a podcaster and author of "Python Workout" and also "Pandas Workout," both published by Manning.

You can learn more about me at my site, https://lerner.co.il/ .

It's 100% free.  As in, I won't charge anything for this course. Ever.

The course originally met on Fridays over the course of 16 weeks. (We took off one week for a holiday.) it is thus 15 hours long, with one hour per session.

There are no more live events scheduled, so you can watch the course at your own pace!

Yes, please do!  The more, the merrier.

Yes, I'm sure that you can!

We're taking it slowly and easily, and I actively encourage people to ask questions. You might need to put in some work, but I promise that you can do this.

What's programming? What's Python? How can we display things on the screen, print things for the user, and even make decisions?

Note: Throughout the course, I use the Jupyter notebook for live coding. You can download my notebooks (the files with an ".ipynb" extension) from this site -- but to use them, you'll need to install Python and Jupyter.

To install Python, go to https://www.python.org/downloads/.  The big yellow button will likely be right for your computer and operating system. Install it, and you now have Python on your computer!

You'll then want to install Jupyter on your computer. This will require using a terminal (aka shell or cmd), and typing some commands. Which commands? Here's a video that explains what to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2zM8OwxZok

With Python and Jupyter installed, and Jupyter running, you can then download and use the notebook files that are here.

Having problems? Please contact me at reuven@lerner.co.il, or as @reuvenmlerner on Twitter. I want to help!