1. Test Automation For Web-Based Applications
Portnov Computer School
WebDriver Training
Test Automation For Web-Based Applications
Presenter: Ellie Skobel

2. Day 1
Selenium 3 (WebDriver)

3. WebDriver Basics Installation is Complete!
Install selenium webdriver client:
In PyCharm select Settings > Python Interpreter
Click on the plus (+) icon to add an additional python package
Search for 'selenium', select and click Install
Installation is Complete!
To use basic webdriver commands:
In you python TestCase import webdriver
from selenium import webdriver
Create a webdriver browser instance
self.driver = webdriver.Firefox()
Use the object instance to find elements and perform actions
self.driver.find_element_by_id("Submit").click()

4. Implementations of webdriver
Firefox
Opera
Chrome IE
Safari
PantomJS
Android **
iOS **
** = via Appium

5. Basic WebDriver Commands
Definition
get
opens a specified URL
title
returns the page title
find_element_by_*
returns first found matching element. Options include: id, tag_name, class_name, link_text, partial_link_text, css_selector, xpath and name
find_elements_by_*
returns ALL found matching elements. Options include: id, tag_name, class_name, link_text, partial_link_text, css_selector, xpath and name
quit
quits the browser session
Webdriver API Documentation: here

6. Basic WebElement Commands
Description
text
returns element's visible text
click
performs a single click
submit
submits a form (similar to pressing enter/return on the keyboard)
clear
clears all content from a field
send_keys
Simulates entering text into a field