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Automation Testing Articles
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How to Download & Install Selenium WebDriver?
We can download and install Selenium webdriver. This can be done with the following steps −Installation of Java JDK.Eclipse IDE installation.Installation of Selenium driver files.Installation of Java JDKStep1 − Navigate to the below link −https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.htmlStep2 − Click on JDK Download.Step3 − Depending on operating system we have, click on the link and complete the download −Step4 − Launch the Advanced System settings.Step5 − Click on the Environmental Variables button.Step6 − In the System Variables section, click on New and then type JAVA_HOME under the Variable name field and the path of the jdk in the Variable value field.Step7 − Scroll ...
Read MoreSelenium WebDriver Error: AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'click'
We can get the Selenium webdriver error: AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'click' while working on a test. Let us see an example of code where we have encountered such an error.ExampleCode Implementationfrom selenium import webdriver driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path='../drivers/chromedriver') #implicit wait driver.implicitly_wait(0.5) #url launch driver.get("https://www.tutorialspoint.com/index.htm") #identify an element m = driver.find_elements_by_name('search') m.click() #browser quit driver.quit()OutputIn the above code, we have got the error as we have used find_elements_by_name instead of find_element_by_name to perform a click operation on a single element. The method find_elements_by_name returns a list of elements.Here, we want to perform click operation on an element, so the ...
Read MoreHow to save as PDF on Chrome using Selenium
We can save a pdf file on Chrome using the Selenium webdriver. To download the pdf file in a specific location we have to take the help of the Options class.We shall create an object of this class and apply add_experimental_option on it. Then pass the values - prefs and the path where the pdf is to be downloaded as parameters to this method.Syntaxo = Options() o.add_experimental_option("prefs" , {"download.default_directory": "../downloads"} )ExampleCode Implementationfrom selenium import webdriver from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options #object of Options o = Options() #path of downloaded pdf o.add_experimental_option("prefs", {"download.default_directory": "../downloads"}) #pass Option to driver driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path='../drivers/chromedriver', options=o) ...
Read MoreGet Started With Selenium and Python Automation
We can work on Selenium with Python bindings. To get started with Selenium and Python automation in Windows operating system, we need to follow the below steps −Step 1 − Navigate to the link https://www.python.org/downloads/ to download Python.Step 2 − Click on Download Python . Once it is done, the Python executable file should be downloaded in our system.Step 3 − Python installation landing page is launched once the executable file is clicked. Click on the Install Now button.Step 4 − Python gets downloaded in the below path −C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\PythonStep 5 − We need to set the path of the Python ...
Read MoreHow To Use TestNG Framework For Creating Selenium Scripts?
We can use the TestNG framework for creating Selenium scripts. TestNG is a testing framework built for the usage of both the developers and testers. The steps to integrate TestNG with Selenium scripts are listed below −Step1 − Click on the Help menu from Eclipse. Then click on Eclipse Marketplace.Step 2 − In the Eclipse Marketplace pop-up, input TestNG within the Find field and click on Go. Then click on Install.Step 3 − Accept the license agreement radiobutton and then click on Finish.Step 4 − Click on the Restart Now button.Step5 − Click on the File menu, then click on ...
Read MoreOpen New Browser Tab in Selenuim
Answer − We can open a new browser tab in Selenium webdriver. The methods - Keys.chord and sendKeys are required to achieve this task. The Keys.chord method is used to send multiple keys at once.We shall pass Keys.CONTROL and Keys.ENTER as parameters to this method. The complete string is again passed as a parameter to the sendKeys. Finally, the method sendKeys shall be applied on the link which we want to open in a new tabSyntaxString l = Keys.chord(Keys.CONTROL, Keys.ENTER); driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[text()='Links']")). sendKeys(l);Code Implementationimport org.openqa.selenium.By; import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement; import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver; import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit; import org.openqa.selenium.Keys; public class OpenNewTab{ public static ...
Read MoreUsing the Selenium WebDriver - Unable to launch chrome browser on Mac
While working with Selenium webdriver, we may be unable to launch the Chrome browser on Mac. However, it can be avoided by following the steps listed below −Step1 − Navigate to the link:https://sites.google.com/chromium.org/driver/ and click on the download link of the chromedriver version which is compatible with our local chrome browser.Step2 − Click on the chromedriver link available for the Mac operating system.Step3 − Once the download of the zip file gets completed, unzip it to get the chromedriver.exe file. Save it to a desired location.Step4 − While mentioning the path of the chromedriver.exe file in the System.setProperty method, we ...
Read MoreSelenium - Element is not clickable at point
We can get the error - Element is not clickable at point while trying to click a link in Selenium webdriver. This is common in chromedriver as the Chrome browser determines an element with point location.When the position of an element is changing and we make an attempt to click on it, this error is encountered. This is because the element is present in DOM, but its position is not fixed on the page.There are some workarounds to fix this error as listed below −Adding the explicit wait. The webdriver can wait till the expected condition - visibilityOf(webdriver shall wait ...
Read MoreHow do I keep a session alive for long Selenium scripts in automation?
We can keep a session alive for long Selenium scripts in automation. In Chrome browser, this can be achieved with the help of the ChromeOptions and Capabilities classes.Capabilities class can get the capabilities of the browser by using the method – getCapabilities. This technique is generally used for debugging a particular step in a scenario having a sizable amount of steps.First, let us try to input text in the highlighted edit box in the below page −Code Implementationimport org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement; import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.Capabilities; import org.openqa.selenium.By; import java.util.Map; import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit; public class BrwSessionAlive{ public static void main(String[] args) ...
Read MoreHow does Selenium Webdriver handle the SSL certificate in Edge?
We can handle SSL certificates in Edge browser with Selenium webdriver. This is done with the help of the EdgeOptions class. We shall create an object of this class and set the parameter setAcceptInsecureCerts to the true value.Finally, this information has to be passed to the webdriver object to get the desired browser settings. An SSL is a protocol designed to establish a secured connection between the server and the browser.SyntaxEdgeOptions e = new EdgeOptions(); e.setAcceptInsecureCerts(true);Code Implementationimport org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.edge.EdgeDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.edge.EdgeOptions; public class EdgeBrwserSSL{ public static void main(String[] args) { System.setProperty("webdriver.edge.driver", "C:\Users\ghs6kor\Desktop\Java\msedgedriver.exe"); ...
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