Selenium WebDriver with Python

Description:

applications. Participants will learn to set up Selenium, navigate web pages, locate and interact with elements, and handle dynamic content. Covering both basic and advanced features, attendees will gain the skills to build automated tests, implement projects, and integrate Selenium with testing frameworks, enhancing their software testing capabilities.

Duration: Half Day

Course Code: BDT375

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Set up and configure Selenium WebDriver with Python for web automation.
• Navigate web pages and manage browser windows effectively.
• Locate and interact with web elements using various locator strategies.
• Handle forms, alerts, and pop-ups in web applications.
• Implement implicit and explicit waits to manage dynamic content.
• Capture screenshots and log actions for effective debugging.
• Build a complete automation project from scratch using best practices.
• Integrate Selenium with testing frameworks like pytest or unittest for structured testing.

• Participants should have a basic understanding of Python programming and familiarity with web technologies such as HTML and CSS to effectively engage with the course content.

• The audience for this course includes software testers, quality assurance professionals, developers, and anyone interested in learning web automation techniques using Selenium WebDriver with Python.

Course Outline:

Module 1: Introduction to Selenium and Web Automation

• 1 Overview of Web Automation
  • What is web automation?
  • Importance and applications of web automation.
• 2 Introduction to Selenium
  • What is Selenium?
  • Components of Selenium (WebDriver, Grid, IDE).
  • Selenium vs. other automation tools.
• 3 Setting Up the Environment
  • Installing Python and pip.
  • Installing Selenium.
  • Downloading and setting up WebDriver (ChromeDriver/GeckoDriver).

Module 2: Basic WebDriver Concepts

• 1 Understanding WebDriver Architecture
  • How WebDriver communicates with browsers.
  • Browser drivers and their role.
• 2 Navigating Web Pages
  • Opening a URL.
  • Refreshing and navigating back/forward.
• 3 Managing Browser Windows
  • Handling multiple windows and tabs.
  • Maximizing, minimizing, and closing windows.

Module 3: Locating Elements

• 1 Strategies for Locating Elements
  • By ID, Name, Class Name, Tag Name.
  • By XPath and CSS Selector.
• 2 Practical Examples
  • Hands-on exercises for locating different elements on a sample website.
• 3 Best Practices for Element Locators
  • Choosing the right locator strategy.
  • Avoiding brittle selectors.

Module 4: Interacting with Web Elements

• 1 Performing Actions on Elements
  • Click, send keys, and retrieve text.
• 2 Handling Forms
  • Filling out and submitting forms.
  • Managing checkboxes, radio buttons, and dropdowns.
• 3 Working with Alerts and Pop-ups
  • Handling JavaScript alerts and confirmation boxes.
  • Managing modal dialogs.

Module 5: Advanced WebDriver Features

• 1 Implicit and Explicit Waits
  • Understanding the need for waits.
  • Implementing implicit and explicit waits.
• 2 Handling Frames and Iframes
  • Switching between frames.
  • Interacting with elements inside iframes.
• 3 Taking Screenshots and Logging
  • Capturing screenshots.
  • Logging actions and errors for debugging.

Module 6: Practical Applications and Best Practices

• 1 Building a Sample Automation Project
  • Creating a complete project from scratch.
  • Automating a real-world web application (e.g., login, data entry).
• 2 Best Practices in Selenium Automation
  • Writing maintainable and reusable code.
  • Organizing test cases and using page object model (POM).
• 3 Introduction to Test Frameworks
  • Overview of pytest/unittest with Selenium.
  • Setting up a basic testing framework.