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- Browser closes automatically – how to fix itSome time ago I came across a new, unusual feature of Selenium. After running the tests with Python, the browser closes on its own, even though the driver.quit() command is missing. This new feature is hard to notice when you’re maintaining an old project. When creating a new project, you may decide to leave the … Read more
- StaleElementReferenceException – what is it and how to fix itThis is a common mistake that can be found in unexpected places. Usually, you meet it like this: you find all the elements you need and save them into variables. Then, you start using the items you have saved. Some of them you click, in some you enter text. And now, at some point, when … Read more
- Now you don’t need to install chromedriverIn the past, before you could start using Selenium, you had to install drivers to interact with browsers. In order to be able to give commands to the browser, you had to install chromedriver or edgedriver or geckodriver, depending on which browser you intended to test on. Otherwise, you received an error with the text … Read more
- How to use the By.CLASS_NAME selector and avoid common mistakesFinding an element by its class name is an efficient yet convenient way to find many elements on a page. Despite its simplicity, many beginners make mistakes when using it. It may look like you’re doing everything right, but the NoSuchElementException error tells you that you’re doing something wrong. By.CLASS_NAME locator strategy To begin with, … Read more
- How to use pytest fixture with argumentsPytest fixtures are a very handy tool. Thanks to them, we avoid having to repeat the same code. Also, pytest allows you to control for which tests a fixture should be run. There is no problem as long as you want the fixture to always give you the same result. But what if each test … Read more