Selenium Python - Step by Step for Beginners with Framework

How to install Python on Windows

Step by Step for Beginners

Today we will learn:

1. Check if Python is already installed

2. Download Python

3. Install Python

4. Validate if Python is installed properly

5. How to uninstall python

Step 1 : Check if python is already installed

python --version

Step 2 : Download Python - https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/

Step 3 : Install Python

Step 4 : Add Python to Path environment variable (if not already added)

Step 5 : Check if Python and Pip are installed

python --version

pip --version

How to Uninstall or Repair Python

References:

https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/

by : Raghav Pal

How to install Python on MacOS

Step by Step for Beginners

Today we will learn:

1. Check if Python is already installed

2. Download Python

3. Install Python

4. Validate if Python is installed properly

5. How to uninstall python

Step 1 : Check if python is already available

Step 2 : Download and install python
https://www.python.org/downloads/

Step 3 : Check if python is installed properly

python --version

pip --version

In case pip is not installed

 sudo easy_install pip

How to uninstall Python

Follow steps in video

by : Raghav Pal

How to install Selenium for Python

Step by Step for Beginners

Today we will learn:

1. How to install Selenium 

2. How to uninstall Selenium

by : Raghav Pal

IDE for Python : PyCharm

Step by Step for Beginners

What is IDE 

Integrated Development Environment

Why we need IDE

Structure
Auto-completion
Debugging
Management

IDE for Python : PyDev

How to install PyDev in Eclipse

Step by Step for Beginners

Step 1 : Eclipse > Help > Eclipse Marketplace

Search for PyDev

Install Pydev and restart Eclipse

Step 2 : Eclipse > Help > Install New Software

  Pydev - http://www.pydev.org/updates

Restart Eclipse 

Step 3 : Goto File > New > Others > Pydev Project

Configure python interpreter

Step 4 : Add python module and write python code

First Selenium Python test

Today we will : 

1. Create a new project in PyCharm

2. Add Selenium scripts

3. Add Browser driver

4. Run and Validate

   
   

pip install -U selenium

CODE

import time

from selenium import webdriver

driver = webdriver.Chrome("../drivers/chromedriver.exe")

driver.set_page_load_timeout(10)

driver.get("https://google.com")

driver.find_element_by_name("q").send_keys("Automation step by step")

driver.find_element_by_name("btnK").click()

time.sleep(2)

driver.close()

driver.quit()

print("Test Completed")

Selenium Python testing on Chrome

Step by Step

Today we will : 

1. How to run test on Chrome 

2. How to run test on Headless Chrome

3. How to set Chrome Options

   
   

For headless chrome

Chrome browser v59+

ChromeDriver v.2.38+

CODE

from selenium import webdriver

from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options

# chrome_options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()

chrome_options = Options()

chrome_options.add_argument("--headless")

chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-extensions")

driver = webdriver.Chrome(chrome_options=chrome_options, executable_path="../drivers/chromedriver.exe")

driver.get("https://google.com")

print(driver.title)

driver.find_element_by_name("q").send_keys("Automation step by step")

driver.find_element_by_name("btnK").click()

print(driver.title)

driver.close()

driver.quit()

print("Completed")

REFERENCES

http://www.assertselenium.com/java/list-of-chrome-driver-command-line-arguments/

Selenium Python testing on Firefox

Today we will : 

1. How to run test on Firefox

2. How to run test on Headless Firefox

3. How to set Firefox Options

CODE

from selenium import webdriver

import time

from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

firefox_options = webdriver.FirefoxOptions()

firefox_options.add_argument("--headless")

path = "../drivers/geckodriver.exe"

driver = webdriver.Firefox(executable_path=path, firefox_options=firefox_options)

driver.get("https://google.com")

driver.find_element_by_name("q").send_keys("Automation step by step")

time.sleep(2)

driver.find_element_by_name("btnK").send_keys(Keys.ENTER)

time.sleep(2)

print(driver.title)

driver.close()

driver.quit()

https://seleniumhq.github.io/selenium/docs/api/dotnet/html/T_OpenQA_Selenium_Firefox_FirefoxOptions.htm

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42529853/list-of-firefox-and-chrome-arguments-preferences

Selenium Python testing on IE

Step by Step

Today we will learn :

1. How to run test on Internet Explorer

2. How to set Desired Capabilities

   
   

CODE

from selenium import webdriver

caps = webdriver.DesiredCapabilities.INTERNETEXPLORER

caps['ignoreProtectedModeSettings'] = True

path = "../drivers/IEDriverServer.exe"

driver = webdriver.Ie(executable_path=path, desired_capabilities=caps)

driver.get("https://google.com")

driver.find_element_by_name("q").send_keys("Abcd")

driver.find_element_by_name("btnK").click()

driver.quit()

print("Completed")

REFERENCES

http://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/index.html

https://www.seleniumhq.org/download/

https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/wiki/DesiredCapabilities

Selenium Python | How to find web elements

Today we will learn :

How to find web elements on web page
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Functions in Selenium to find Web Elements
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Some Plugins
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Useful Tips

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Functions to find web element

• find_element_by_id

• find_element_by_name

• find_element_by_class_name

• find_element_by_css_selector

• find_element_by_tag_name

• find_element_by_link_text

• find_element_by_partial_link_text

• find_element_by_xpath
  

Functions to find web elements (list of elements)

• find_elements_by_id

• find_elements_by_name

• find_elements_by_class_name

• find_elements_by_css_selector

• find_elements_by_tag_name

• find_elements_by_link_text

• find_elements_by_partial_link_text

• find_elements_by_xpath

  
  

References:

https://www.w3schools.com/xml/xpath_syntax.asp

https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_id.asp