/playwright-vs-selenium

A project to compare Selenium and Playwright

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A Project to Compare Selenium and Playwright in Python for UI/E2E Testing

Introduction

In this project, we explore the capabilities of both Selenium and Playwright for automating end-to-end (E2E) UI tests in Python. These tools allow us to simulate user interactions, validate web application behavior, and ensure the quality of our frontend applications.

Framework Overview

  • Selenium: Selenium is a widely-used open-source framework that automates web browsers. It provides a rich set of APIs to interact with web elements, perform actions (such as clicks and form submissions), and verify expected outcomes.
  • Playwright: Playwright is a newer tool that abstracts away the complexities of cross-browser testing. It supports multiple browsers (including Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit) and provides a unified API for E2E testing.

Project Details

  • Type of Framework:
    • Primary Framework: Pytest (for test organization and execution)
    • Secondary Frameworks: Playwright and Selenium
  • Configuration File: We use a pytest.ini file for configuration.
  • Reporting: We generate an HTML report using pytest-html.
  • Dependencies:
    • pytest
    • pytest-playwright
    • pytest-html
    • pytest-parallel
    • playwright
    • selenium
    • poetry

Environment Setup

  1. Create a Conda Environment:
  • Use Conda to create a virtual environment and activate it for the project. 
    PROJECT_NAME = python-project-template
PYTHON_VERSION = 3.10

conda create --name $PROJECT_NAME --yes python=$PYTHON_VERSION
conda activate $PROJECT_NAME
  1. Clone the Repository:
  • Clone this repository to your local machine.
  1. Install Dependencies:

  • Use Poetry to manage project dependencies:

    poetry install