Tutorial: Automated Testing using Selenium Python

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In this 'Automated Testing using Selenium Python Tutorial' repo, we have covered the following usecases:

• Execution of simple Python tests
• Automating keyboard and mouse interactions
• Switching tabs & windows
• Handling drop-downs, radio-buttons, and alerts
• Automating Frame and iFrame interactions

Pre-requisites for test execution

Step 1

Create a virtual environment by triggering the virtualenv venv command on the terminal

virtualenv venv

Step 2

Navigate the newly created virtual environment by triggering the source venv/bin/activate command on the terminal

source venv/bin/activate

Step 3

Procure the LambdaTest User Name and Access Key by navigating to LambdaTest Account Page. You might need to create an an account on LambdaTest since it is used for running tests on the cloud Grid.

Step 4

Add the LambdaTest User Name and Access Key in the Makefile that is located in the parent directory. Once done, save the Makefile.

Dependency/Package Installation

Run the make install command on the terminal to install the desired packages (or dependencies) - Pytest, Selenium, etc.

make install

With this, all the dependencies and environment variables are set. Instead of PyUnit/unittest, the Pytest framework is used for test execution. The following websites are used for demonstration:

• LambdaTest Selenium Playground
• LambdaTest E-commerce Playground

Follow the below mentioned steps to run automated tests using Selenium Python:

Step 1

Set EXEC_PLATFORM environment variable to cloud. Trigger the command export EXEC_PLATFORM=local on the terminal.

Step 2

Trigger the command make clean to clean the remove pycache folder(s) and .pyc files

Step 3

Trigger the respective make command on the terminal to run the test(s). For example, run the command make mouse_interactions_test for triggering mouse interaction tests.

As seen above, the test execution was successful and the status is "Completed". You can find the status of test execution in the LambdaTest Automation Dashboard.

Simply type make help on the terminal to know the command for running the intended test(s).

Have feedback or need assistance?

Feel free to fork the repo and contribute to make it better! Email to himanshu[dot]sheth[at]gmail[dot]com for any queries or ping me on the following social media sites:

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