A Rice University course on Coursera that teaches Python programming through building simple interactive games such as Pong and Asteroids, with code templates, an in-browser emulator, and weekly projects and quizzes.

Commenters describe it as a fun, informative class with useful weekly goals and projects that make practice feel engaging.

On Reddit (5)

1. Recommendscrakottar/learnprogramming2018in “Ideas for small practice projects?”

   On Coursera, Interactive Programming in Python by Rice University is a fun class. I took the class a while ago - they have some code templates, and provide an emulator to run them, so it's easier to get started. (You might even be able to challenge yourself to run the code on your machine instead…

2. Recommendsericular/learnprogramming2015in “Can you program a game using Python? If so what kind of games can be made using Python?”▲ 1

   You could have a look at this introductory course on interactive programming in python which starts in a couple of weeks. It's a fun course which focuses on programming simple games such as pong and asteroids.

3. RecommendsVaelocr/learnprogramming2014in “Today I learned that the only way you can learn programming or web development is by doing and not reading”▲ 1

   Doing helps a lot but reading is also essential. I am currently doing the interactive programming with Python course over on Coursera which I think is great fun. The projects and quizzes they offer are great tests of knowledge but at this current time I finish these on the day of the class release…

4. RecommendsneptunDKr/Python2013in “What resources did YOU use to learn Python?”▲ 2

   I'm still quite low on the Python skill level, too many off periods. I have read most of Learning Python (older edition on 2.7 I think), did some of LPTHW, did some of the udacity intro to CS. A few weeks ago I finished Learn to Program on coursera (highly recommend this), and at the moment I'm…

5. Mentionsgovindgr/learnprogramming2014in “VERY new to programming....need a lot of help.”▲ 37

   Python may seem like a starter language, but it's far from it. I'd recommend you stick with that, because it's really versatile. I'll try to answer all your doubts one by one. Bad move. While there might be a case for industrial users to recommend VB, I doubt any startup/mid-tier company/Google…

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