[Feature]: HTML TraceView generator for Playwright Python

[JK-JuLaYi]

🚀 Feature Request

Hi Playwright Team

I’ve built a Python utility called playwright-traceview-html that automatically generates an interactive HTML report of Playwright trace results (with links to open traces directly).

🔗 PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/playwright-traceview-html/
💻 GitHub: https://github.com/JK-JuLaYi/playwright-traceview-html/

What it does

• Scans a results folder (e.g. test-results/) for trace_*.zip files.
• Creates a clean, interactive HTML page listing all test traces and statuses.
• Includes a “Open Trace” link for each item — it runs playwright show-trace via a local server.
• Adds a “Stop Report Server” button for convenience.
• Works as a standalone command-line tool.

Example

Example command:

python -m playwright_traceview_html

Motivation

• Makes it easier to review multiple Playwright traces after test runs.
• Ideal for CI/CD workflows, where teams can open a single HTML page summarizing all test traces.
• Simplifies debugging and visualizing large suites.
• Can integrate naturally with the existing playwright show-trace command.