Learn API Automation Testing with Python & BDD Framework

Name: Learn API Automation Testing with Python & BDD Framework
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Build Python automation Utilities to test Rest API’s with SQL DB Integration, Batch Jobs Automation,Web Scraping etc

Created byRahul Shetty Academy - 1.2 Million QA Learners

Last updated 3/2026

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What you'll learn

Get Complete knowledge on Back end automation with Python which is must to become Python SDET
Understanding the API Automation from Scratch with Python Requests Library
Knowledge on implementing Database readers to communicate with DB from Python code
Establishing Connection with Linux Servers through Python Paramiko Library
Implement BDD Automation Framework for Python API Testcases from Scratch
Execute Batch Jobs in AWS Linux Servers and download the files to local using Python
Integrate the Database resutls to API and build dynamic Json Payloads
Knowledge on Web Scrapping to extract content from Web pages for Data science work

Course content

15 sections • 79 lectures • 11h 19m total length

FAQ's about the course10:07
Installing Python library, Pip Client and Pycharm Editor17:03
Important note for MAC Users4:05
Important Note before watching next section0:24

Python hello world Program with Basics8:33
Datatypes in python and how to get the Type at run time6:37
Discover how Python handles data types and how to get a type at run time. Practice printing and concatenating strings with numbers using the format method.
List Datatype and its operations to manipulate16:07
Tuple and Dictionary Data types in Python with examples10:37
How to Create Dictionaries at run time and add data into it3:49
If else condition in python with working examples9:54
How loops work in Python and importance of code idendation11:18
Programming examples using for loop - 15:09
Master Python for loops by exploring range syntax variations—start, stop, and step values, default increments, and iterating over lists to control iteration sequences.
Programming examples using While loop - 213:12
Explore how to use while loops in Python to control execution with conditions, including break and continue, and compare with fixed-range for loops.
What are functions? How to use them in Python13:08
Learn how to declare and call functions in Python using def, colon, and indentation, pass parameters, print results, and return values with practical examples like greet me and add integers.
OOPS Principles : Classes and objects in Python9:10
What is Constructor and its role in Object oriented programming17:03
Learn how constructors work in Python, including default and parameterized constructors, the role of self, and the difference between class and instance variables within object creation.
Inheritance concepts with examples in Python15:01
Strings and its functions in python12:20
How to read text file content using Python8:26
Importance of readLine and readLines Methods in python9:35
Writing Data into File using Python10:28
Code Download0:02
Quiz - Test your Python Basic Knowledge!

Where to download the code files?0:04
How to Parse Json Strings in Python? - Example10:04
Parse content in Json file into Dictionary - Example13:23
Parse json content into a dictionary with loads and load, open json files, and access nested keys to extract the second course title and Rahul Shetty academy.com.
Parsing complex Json with nested Structure and extract values10:09
Compare two Json Schemas using Python Dictionaries with example5:05
Section 3 Quiz - Test your knowledge!

Install Python requests Library for API Automation8:47
Understanding Get http request calls and get response using Json method14:54
Learn to automate a get request with Python requests, build the url with query parameters, pass author in a dict, and parse the json response to extract the ISBN.
Validating response status codes and headers using response object11:02
Practice Resources for Strengthening Your Testing Skills0:36
Understand automating Post http request with Payload and headers14:24
End to end automation flow of API calls using Python11:02
Master end-to-end api automation with python by testing add and delete book flows using data-driven json payloads and asserting on status codes and the message book is successfully deleted.

Setting global configurations using Python Config object11:43
Learn to drive api endpoints across environments using Python configparser and a single ini file; extract host and endpoint values from global properties to avoid hard coding and simplify tests.
Optimizing resources and payload from externally as reusable data6:50
Authenticating API's using Python Automation auth method- Example11:05
Section 3- 5 Code Download0:02
Section 4 and 5 Quiz - Test Your API Automation Knowledge!

Importance of Session Managing in API Testing8:29
Send and Manage cookies for API request calls11:39
Time out and Redirection attributes in making request calls7:04
Sending Attachments through Post request call using Files Dictionary object9:56
Learn to upload attachments via a Python requests post call using a files dictionary, opening files in read mode and sending to a pet store API endpoint with multipart data.
Code Snippet download0:07

Setting up MYSQL Instance to drive the data from Python Code4:49
Setup Database with the Example Table Data and start Connection9:17
SQL Queries download0:21
Executing Queries on to Database from Python Code8:30
Iterate over database table results set from Python and parse the results12:29
Iterate over database table results in Python by fetching all rows, parsing tuples, and summing amounts, while learning update, insert, delete, and commit workflows with cursor and connection.
Create Connection utility and pass the SQL connection externally into test11:54
Section 7 Quiz

What are the BDD tools we use to Automate in Python Language7:04
Install Behave and download Python Professional edition10:03
Create Step Definition file with auto generated syntaxes and annotations6:30
Implement API Automation actual logic into step Definitions12:18
Learn how to implement API automation actual logic into step definitions by organizing post API calls, payloads, and responses with context sharing in a Python BDD Behave framework.
Implement Hooks for the scenarios by defining environment.py file8:41
Implement Parameterization to the Test Scenarios using Example outline Keywords11:45
Use Tagging mechanism to run selected tests in framework3:34
Best practices to write reusable step definitions code for API test Scenarios14:41
Integrate Tagging and hooks to build generalize BDD code for Python API Tests8:37
Explore how to use tags and after-scenario hooks in a Python BDD API test suite to skip unrelated scenarios, manage cleanups, and generalize test code.
Generate Allure reports for Python API BDD Framework10:59
Complete Code Download0:02

Parsing and reading the CSV files using Python csv package12:10
Building a logic to get the data from CSV based on conditional query3:28
Parsing and writing back to CSV files using Python csv package5:47
Discover how to write back to CSV files with Python’s csv package, using append mode 'a' to add rows, and how to close files to prevent permission errors.
Where to download code files?0:04
Section 9 Quiz

Requirements

None- Everything including Python basics are taught from Scratch in the course

Description

***You will be mastered in Python Back End Automation even if you have never programmed before in Python***
This Python SDET course starts from scratch teaching Python Basics and then drive you through many important utilities of Python like API Testing, BDD API Automation Framework, Database Validations, CSV Readers, Json Parsers, Batch Jobs execution from Linux Servers, SSH connection to upload and download files, Web scrapping for data science work etc
As Python SDET, One should aware of many modules of python to perform end to end backend/Server side automation and this course comes us one single package which explains all the modules from scratch.

By end of this course, You can confidently implement any Python Automation Jobs or clear any interview related to Python testing.

Below is the high level content this course covers :

Json Parsers with Python modules
Read and Write to Json files with Python
API Automation using requests Library
Understand Crud operations GET,POST, DELETE,PUT API operations automation
Parsing API responses with Python utilities
Database interactions with Python SQL Connector
BDD Automation Framework development from Scratch
Read the multiple result sets of database tables from Python
Integrating Database readers with API calls to build payload
CSV Parser with Python modules
Read and Write to CSV files with Python
Interacting with AWS Linux Servers
Establishing SSH connection to Linux using Python Paramiko
Sending the commands and executing the jobs in Server through Python
Uploading and downloading the files of batch Jobs from Servers with paramiko
IMportance of Web scrapping in Data science projects
Techniques to apply web scrapping to extract content from web pages

Wish you all the Best with your new Python SDET Journey :)

Who this course is for:

Manual testers, Non-programming aware testers interested in learning Automation
Freshers/Graduates who want to kick start their Career in IT World

Learn API Automation Testing with Python & BDD Framework

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Learn Python Programming Basics from Scratch18 lectures • 3hr

Read and Write to Json Files and parsing using Python Methods5 lectures • 39min

API Automation Testing with Python Requests Library6 lectures • 1hr 1min

Setting up Global Properties and OAuth Mechanism for API Testing4 lectures • 30min

API Testing Request Library Miscellaneous Concepts5 lectures • 37min

Build SQL Utility to interact with Database Tables from Python Code6 lectures • 47min

Integrate Database utilities to API Test for End to end Automation2 lectures • 14min

BDD Framework Development for API Automation from Scratch11 lectures • 1hr 34min

Read and Write to CSV files with Parsing using Python methods4 lectures • 21min

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