Gain a working knowledge of the Selenium WebDriver API and easily write automation tests in Python against any major browser
Learn from a combination of simple explanations and real-world examples in Python
This course covers the most recently updated version, Selenium 3
Description
This course introduces Python users to Selenium WebDriver. It will help users with basic programming knowledge to start code-testing. This course will help users cut down on their time spent on testing code written in Python.
Get started with code testing using Selenium WebDriver. This course is an ideal starter kit for those of you who wish to start using Selenium WebDriver for testing, and for users with basic programming knowledge who are more interested in skilling up with Selenium WebDriver as their testing tool of choice. In this course, you will start by learning the benefits of Selenium WebDriver for testing. You will then start practicing the basics. Next, you will explore the biggest strength of Selenium: integrating your test instances with the browser of your choice. You will then actually test an authentication system in a sequential manner by following each of the required steps.
By the end of the course, you will be able to provide your customers and clients with better quality code in less time, enhancing customer satisfaction!
All the code and supporting files for this course are available on Github at - https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Beginning-Selenium-WebDriver-Testing-in-Python-
What you will learn
Use Selenium WebDriver to directly start a browser instance and control it for the code being tested
Automate web browsers across many browsers and operating systems for Python code
Along with Selenium scripts, start using unit testing frameworks for Python and save time
Learn how Selenium WebDriver can use locators when using Python code
Go from testing apps in a time-consuming way to testing them quickly
Spend less time testing and more time developing and adding features to your apps, delighting customers
See the next steps involved in the automation and testing of your Python apps using Selenium
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Andy Craze is a full-stack software engineer with over 7 years' experience developing highly-scalable web applications. He has used Selenium WebDriver to test numerous different products, ranging from large-scale enterprise systems and multi-tenant ecommerce platforms to simple static sites and documentation software. Andy works in Java and Python but has experience in a broad range of languages and technologies, including Haskell. His code has been used by Intel, Discogs, and Arizona State University
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