JPWO QA Automation (Python)

End-to-end test automation project for the JPWO course:

• API tests (pytest + requests)
• UI tests (pytest + selenium, headless Chrome)
• BDD refactor (pytest-bdd, Gherkin .feature files)
• Documentation: test plan, cases, and final test report
• Dockerized runner

System under test (SUT):

• Practice Software Testing (API + web UI)
• Repo: https://github.com/testsmith-io/practice-software-testing
• Default URLs (can be overridden in .env):
  • BASE_URL=https://api.practicesoftwaretesting.com
  • UI_BASE_URL=https://practicesoftwaretesting.com

Stack

Python 3.12, pytest, requests, selenium, pytest-bdd, python-dotenv, Docker. Optional: allure-pytest for reports.

Configuration

Copy .env.example to .env and set:

• BASE_URL # API base (default: https://api.practicesoftwaretesting.com)
• AUTH_TOKEN # optional bearer token if needed
• TIMEOUT # request timeout in seconds
• UI_BASE_URL # UI start URL (default: https://practicesoftwaretesting.com)
• HEADLESS=true # recommended for Docker/CI

Quick start

Local

1. pip install -r requirements.txt
2. pytest -q -m api # run API tests
3. pytest -q -m ui # run UI tests (needs Chrome/Chromedriver)
4. pytest -q -m bdd # run BDD scenarios

Docker

1. docker build -t jpwo-qa .
2. docker run --rm --env-file .env jpwo-qa # all tests
   • docker run --rm --env-file .env jpwo-qa pytest -m api # API only
   • docker run --rm --env-file .env jpwo-qa pytest -m ui # UI only