python-cucumber-selenium-example

Sample implementation of Python Behave

Application under test

The feature files, step definitions and page objects were written for https://github.com/andreasneuber/automatic-test-sample-site-py.
Readme in that repo has further details how to set it up.

Setup - Windows 11 machine

• IDE used: PyCharm
• Install Python, with Windows installer - https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
• Create a virtual environment: py -m venv .venv
• In PyCharm set your new local Python executable as Interpreter
• Activate virtual environment: .venv\Scripts\activate
• Double-check virtual environment: pip --version
• Install required Python packages: pip install -r requirements.txt

Run all tests locally

behave

Run specific tests locally

behave --tags=data_table

or

behave --tags=inlineVars

or

behave --tags=background

or

behave --tags=scenarioOutline

or

behave --tags=horizontalTable

or

behave --tags=verticalTable

or

behave --tags=verticalTableLong

Run locally with Allure reports

Install Allure: https://docs.qameta.io/allure/#_get_started

behave -f allure_behave.formatter:AllureFormatter -o ./reports/allure ./features

allure serve reports/allure

Headless <-> Headed Mode

Toggle HEADLESS: bool in config/base.py between True (headless) and False (visible browser).

More Configuration Possibilities

https://behave.readthedocs.io/en/stable/behave.html#configuration-files

Updating Behave

pip install -U behave

Wait Mechanism

Important subject - currently example uses functionality of the selenium-page-factory package.

See also

https://github.com/the-creative-tester/python-behave-web-browser-automation-example

https://selenium-page-factory.readthedocs.io/en/latest/