Introduction to Automated Testing Solutions using Python and Selenium WebDriver

Syllabus

• Week 1

  Python basics, program flow control and object-oriented principles

  • Introduction to the course

    Welcome to Introduction to Automated Testing Solutions using Python and Selenium WebDriver and the start of your learning journey, brought to you by Packt.

  • Python and Selenium installation

    In this activity, we will discuss Python testing and its importance, Python installation, and working with PyCharm Editor.

  • Python basics, data types and variables

    In this activity, we will discuss Python basics and data types, including List, Tuple and Dictionary data types. We will explore creating dictionaries at run time and adding data to them.

  • Program flow control in Python

    In this activity, we will discuss the if-else condition, loops, programming with for and while loops and functions.

  • Object-oriented functions of Python

    In this activity, we will discuss object-oriented functions of Python including classes, objects, constructor, inheritance and strings.

  • Wrap up

    You have reached the end of Week 1. In this activity, you'll reflect on what you have learned.

• Week 2

  Python continued and Selenium basics

  • Introduction to Week 2

    Welcome to Week 2. In this activity we'll highlight the main topics that will be covered this week.

  • Reading and Writing files in Python

    In this activity, we will discuss reading and writing files in Python, along with the importance of the readline method.

  • Exception handling mechanism

    In this activity, we will discuss the exception handling mechanism, including raising exceptions, the try-catch mechanism and using "finally" with exceptions.

  • Selenium Python package setup

    In this activity, we will discuss the Selenium Python package setup, how to invoke the Chrome browser and load websites, basic web driver methods and running tests in Firefox and Internet Explorer.

  • Locators in WebDriver API part 1

    In this activity, we will discuss different types of locators including inspecting HTML, the CSS selector and name locators and finding elements with Xpath and CSS using ChroPath.

  • Locators in WebDriver API part 2

    In this activity, we will discuss more types of locators including extracting text from a Web Page with validation Assertions, identifying links with text and building CSS around it and identifying Xpath and CSS.

  • Automate web elements part 1

    In this activity, we will discuss techniques to automate web elements, including identifying static drop-downs, validation assertions, running tests and handling auto-suggestive dynamic drop-downs.

  • Automate web elements part 2

    In this activity, we’ll discuss techniques to automate web elements, including getting the count of options, handling check box dynamically, understanding radio button automation and handling Java/JavaScript alert pop-ups.

  • Wrap up

    You have reached the end of Week 2. In this activity, you'll reflect on what you have learned.

• Week 3

  Selenium continued and functional automation

  • Introduction to Week 3

    Welcome to Week 3. In this activity we'll highlight the main topics that will be covered this week.

  • Synchronisation in Selenium WebDriver

    In this activity, we will discuss synchronisation in the Selenium web driver, including waits, developing end-to-end TestCase, understanding implicit wait and explicit wait in Selenium.

  • Functional automation using Python

    In this activity, we will discuss functional automation using Python, including when to use explicit and implicit wait, application examples and building logic to automate HTML web tables.

  • Advanced user interactions and child windows

    In this activity, we will explore handling advanced user interactions and techniques for child windows.

  • Selenium Python miscellaneous features

    In this activity, we will discuss miscellaneous Selenium Python features including JavaScriptExecutor, examples of JavaScript executor methods and Chrome options.

  • End-to-end practice project

    In this activity, we will explore an application of the skills we have learnt in this course.

  • Wrap up

    You have reached the end of this course. In this activity, you will reflect on what you have learned.