Practicing Python Playwright for Test Automation
Tutorial: https://github.com/AutomationPanda/playwright-python-tutorial
python -m venv venv - creates a new environment for the project
pip install playwright - installs playwright
pip install pytest - installs pytest
pip install pytest-playwright - installs pytest plugin for playwright
playwright install - this installs projects Chromium, FFMPEG, Firefox, and Webkit
python -m pytest tests - runs the tests which are in tests directory
--headed - flag to show ih browser how test runs
--slowmo 1000 - makes test run slower in order to be able to see it
--verbose - runs tests with explanations
--browser chromium - select browser project (by default chromium, other options: firefox, webkit)
--browser chromium --browser firefox --browser webkit - runs tests in all 3 browser projects at the same time (not recommended in headed mode)
--browser-channel chrome or --browser-channel msedge - runs tests in adcual browsers Chrome and Edge
--device "iPad Mini" - emulates mobile devices
--screenshot on - screenshot on every test (saves into a test-results folder that Playwright creates)
--screenshot only-on-failure - makes screenshots only if test fails
--video on - makes video on every test
--video retain-on-failure - makes video if the test fails
pip install pytest-xdist - installs pytest-xdist plugin, needed for parallel testing
-n 2 - launches tests using 2 workers
-n 5 --browser --browser chromium --browser firefox --browser webkit - launches 5 workers and tests in 3 browsers