How to set up a selenium project with python?

Prerequisite

• Install Python 3.9 or above

• Install Pycharm Community Edition

Add a python project

• File > New > Project > New Project

    Name: YourProjectName
  
    Location: Your project location
  
    Environment: Generate new
  
    Type: Virtualenv
  
    Base Python: Your python location
  

Set up the domestic python image address

• pip3 config set global.index-url https://mirrors.aliyun.com/pypi/simple/

• pip3 config set install.trusted-host mirrors.aliyun.com

Add required dependencies

• pip3 install pdm

• pdm init

  • Select the venv you just created

  • Press the Enter for others

• pdm add pytest

• pdm add selenium

• pdm add webdriver_manager

Add driver classes to encapsulate selenium APIs

• Add classes under /src/package

• The ChromeDriverManager will download chromedriver automatically in runtime

  webdriver.Chrome(service=Service(ChromeDriverManager().install()))
  

Add page object classes to wrap specific tasks

• Add classes under /tests/package

Add tests

• Add classes under /tests/package

If you would like to use example codes from this repo, follow these steps:

• Copy the src directory to yourProject

Run single test in the class

Pycharm

• Right-click on the method name in the code editor and select:

  • Run testCannotLoginAsTest()

• Click on the method name in the code editor and press the key combination:

  • ctrl + shift + F10

Command Line

• Run pytest tests/test_login.py::testCannotLoginAsTest