Posted on 2025-05-21 in Tools-And-Setup
In the evolving landscape of web automation, testers and developers seek tools that combine ease of use with robust capabilities. [Pylenium](https://github.com/elsnoman/pyleniumio) emerges as a soluti...
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Theory is nice, but real examples help more. Here are four common test cases: Login: Go to the login page, fill in email and password, click login, and check the dashboard loads. Search: Enter a...
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Metrics help you track how well your tests are doing. But don’t measure everything. Focus on what helps you improve. Key metrics: Pass/fail rate Test duration Number of skipped tests Co...
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Sometimes the backend isn’t ready or isn’t reliable. That’s when mocking helps. You replace real API responses with fake ones. This lets you test the UI in a controlled way. Use tools like WireMock...
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Automation is great, but not every test should be automated. Some things are better tested manually. Don’t automate tests that change every week. Don’t automate things that are one-time or temporar...
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When a test fails, you need to know why. Don’t just rerun it—figure out what broke. Start by reading the error message. Look at the line that failed. Was the element missing? Was the value wrong? T...
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After your tests run, you want to know what passed and what failed. Test reports show you that. They summarize results and make it easier to fix problems. Most test runners support basic reports. T...
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Automated tests become more useful when they run on every code change. That’s where CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI come in. They let you run tests automatically when code is pu...
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Web users use different browsers—Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge—and they all behave a little differently. That’s why you need to test across multiple browsers. A site that works fine in Chrome might br...
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Captchas are meant to stop bots. So when you’re automating, you can’t solve them directly. The best solution is to disable captchas in test environments. If you can’t disable it, try using test key...
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Login is a basic part of many websites. Automation scripts need to handle it smoothly. Start by filling out the username and password fields and clicking the submit button. Then check if the login was...
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Running tests one by one can be slow, especially as your test suite grows. Parallel execution lets you run multiple tests at the same time, which cuts down total time. Tools like pytest-xdist (Pyth...
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**Single Page Applications (SPAs)** load content dynamically without reloading the page. This creates challenges for automation. Your test scripts need to handle delayed elements, changing URLs, and J...
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Waits tell your script to pause until something is ready. Implicit Wait: A default delay before throwing an error. Explicit Wait: Wait for a specific condition. Fluent Wait: Like explicit, bu...
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Web pages change. IDs can change. Content loads late. Your script must handle this. Tips: - Wait for elements to appear. - Avoid hard-coded timeouts. - Use stable attributes (like data-test-...
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To interact with web elements, your script needs to find them. That’s where locators come in. Two common types: CSS Selectors: Fast, simple. Work like in HTML/CSS. XPath: More powerful. Can f...
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n automation, a browser can run in two modes: Headed: You see the browser window. Headless: Runs without a window. Headless mode is faster and uses less memory. It’s good for running tests on...
Read MorePosted on 2025-05-09 in Tools-And-Setup
Your first test script should open a browser, load a site, and check if something is on the page. This helps verify that your setup works and gives you a base for future scripts. Here’s a simple te...
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Choosing the right automation tool depends on your needs. Here are three major options: Selenium: Open-source, supports many languages, very flexible. Works across all browsers. Good for teams with...
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Selenium is a widely used tool for browser automation. It supports several languages like Java, Python, C#, and JavaScript. Selenium WebDriver lets you control a browser using code. To get started,...
Read MorePosted on 2025-05-09 in Introduction-To-Web-Automation
Web automation testing means using scripts to check if a website works correctly. Instead of testing manually, which takes time and is prone to mistakes, you write code to simulate user actions—like c...
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