FA-0750Software DevelopmentDevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure

Selenium WebDriver Test Automation with Python

Browser interactions, pytest and reusable data-driven tests

Introduction

Why this course

Develop automated browser tests using Python and Selenium WebDriver. Begin with the Python constructs needed for tests, then practise locators, browser interactions, waits, assertions and selected end-to-end examples.

Organise a small test suite with pytest and page objects, and introduce Excel-based test data, logging, Git/GitHub and CI execution. The course is intended for learners with some programming experience rather than as a complete first programming course.

Learning outcomes

Use selected Python syntax, collections, control flow, functions, exceptions, files and classes.
Locate elements and automate selected Chrome/Firefox/Edge interactions.
Apply suitable waits and browser/session cleanup.
Organise tests with pytest, reusable fixtures, assertions and reports.
Use page objects and a supplied Excel test-data example.
Add Python logging and explain Git/GitHub and Jenkins integration in a test workflow.

Prerequisites

Programming experience in any language and basic file-system/internet knowledge.
A supported Python environment, compatible browsers and IDE, with approved dependency-installation permissions.
Reliable internet and authorised access to the designated practice application.
Remote/SSH access only where the CI or remote-execution demonstration requires it.

Training outline

4 modules

01Day 1 — Python for Test Code7 topics

Identifiers, reserved words, indentation, comments and basic CLI/IDE use.
Numbers, lists, tuples, dictionaries, sets, copying, strings/formatting and regular-expression overview.
Operators and precedence; conditions, loops, break and continue.
Functions, parameters, documentation, collections, variable arguments, scope, map/filter/lambda.
Imports, aliases and namespaces; exception handling/raising.
File modes and read/write examples; classes, attributes, methods, constructors, inheritance and polymorphism.
Selected programming exercises rather than comprehensive Python mastery.

02Day 2 — Selenium and Web Elements6 topics

WebDriver methods and compatible Chrome, Firefox and Edge examples.
Inspect HTML with browser developer tools; use name, text, CSS and XPath locators.
Parent/child traversal and scoped element selection, without requiring a specific locator browser plug-in.
Extract text and write validation assertions.
Static dropdowns with Select, dynamic suggestions, checkboxes and radio buttons.
JavaScript alerts and selected practice-application exercises.

03Day 3 — Synchronisation and Browser Behaviour6 topics

Develop an end-to-end functional test.
Implicit versus explicit waits; choose an appropriate strategy without mixing them.
HTML tables, child tabs/windows and frames.
Python ActionChains for keyboard/mouse actions, double-click and context-click.
Selected JavaScript-executor operations and browser options.
Handle failures and clean up driver sessions.

04Day 4 — Framework, Test Data and Integrations7 topics

Organise pytest tests, fixtures, assertions and execution results/reports.
Page-object separation and a small reusable framework.
Data-driven cases from a supplied XLSX file using an appropriate library such as openpyxl.
Use Python standard logging rather than Java Log4j.
Introduce Git/GitHub version control and a supplied Jenkins CI execution/report example.
Review unit-test versus browser-test responsibilities.
End-to-end exercise and assessment.

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