15 Best Python Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Python courses currently listed on Coursera and edX, priced from $49.00 to $299.00. 9 come from a named university or institution, including University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Duke University. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $299.00
- Providers
- Coursera, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, matched to "python" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $299.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Python Fundamentals for Designers
Offered by University of Michigan
Python Fundamentals for Designers is an introduction to programming using Python meant for students interested in how programming is applied to visual applications and design. The course introduces the foundations of pro...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Programming with Python and Java
Offered by University of Pennsylvania
This Specialization starts out by teaching basic concepts in Python and ramps up to more complex subjects such as object-oriented programming and data structures in Java. By the time learners complete this series of four...
$79.00listed price -
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Python Programming Fundamentals
Offered by Duke University
This introductory course is designed for beginners and individuals with limited programming experience who want to embark on their software development or data science journey using Python. Throughout the course, learner...
$49.00listed price -
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Python: A Guided Journey from Introduction to Application
Offered by Arizona State University
In today’s society, uses for new technologies are broadening in scope and revolutionizing the world. Many new technologies automate redundant tasks so people may complete tasks of greater priority. These new automated te...
$49.00listed price -
5
Data Science Fundamentals with Python and SQL
Offered by IBM
Data Science is one of the hottest professions of the decade, and the demand for data scientists who can analyze data and communicate results to inform data driven decisions has never been greater. This Specialization fr...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Python for Researchers
Offered by Imperial College London
This course teaches the fundamentals of Python 3 in the context of academic research. Our tutor team support researchers across the whole of Imperial College London, including in science, engineering, mathematics, comput...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Python
Offered by Arizona State University
In today’s society, uses for new technologies are broadening in scope and revolutionizing the world. Many new technologies automate redundant tasks so people may complete tasks of greater priority. These new automated te...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Linear Algebra and Python
Offered by Howard University
This course is the first of a series that is designed for beginners who want to learn how to apply basic data science concepts to real-world problems. You might be a student who is considering pursuing a career in data s...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Python Functions
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
How many times have you decided to learn a programming language but got stuck somewhere along the way, grew frustrated, and gave up? This specialization is designed for learners who have little or no programming experien...
$49.00listed price -
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BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners: Data Structures
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course provides an in-depth exploration of Python’s four built-in data structures: lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries. Each structure will be introduced in detail, focusing on how to create, access, and manipulat...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Neural Networks and Deep Learning with Python
Offered by Harvard University
Build practical deep learning skills for Python-savvy professionals. Learn how neural networks are structured, trained, and evaluated—and how choices like architecture, regularization, and learning rate affect performanc...
$299.00listed price -
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Python Fundamentals: Apply Data Structures
Offered by EDUCBA
Master the fundamentals of Python data structures and build practical programming skills for organizing, manipulating, and analysing data. In Master Python Fundamentals: Analyze & Apply Data Structures, you will progress...
$49.00listed price -
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Data Visualization for Beginners with Python & Power BI
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price -
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Cybersecurity with Python: Beginner to Advanced
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price -
15
Introduction to Python and Google Colab Fundamentals
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price
Best Python Courses for Beginners compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $299.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $250.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 9 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Duke University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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