Hey Pythonistas, in this new blog code challenge you are going to use selenium to automatically generate some cool featured images for PyBites. Have fun!
Articles on selenium
Generating Beautiful Code Snippets with Carbon and Selenium
By Bob Belderbos on 26 February 2019
Did you notice our Python tips lately? They looks more sexy, don’t they? That’s thanks to Carbon which lets you create beautiful images of your source code. As much as I love its interface though, what if we can automate this process generating the image for us? That’s what we did and posting new tips to Twitter is now a breeze. In this article I will show you how using a bit of BeautifulSoup and selenium. Enjoy!
How to Parse Hidden HTML With Selenium Headless Mode and Deploy it to Heroku
By Bob Belderbos on 19 February 2019
Ever wondered how you scrape hidden (or JS generated) HTML? Selenium is your friend. Ever wondered how to run it without a browser popping up? Use headless mode. How would you run it remotely? Use Heroku. And how about autoposting to Slack and Twitter? With the right libraries and API setup little code is needed. In this 10 step guide I will show you how to build a Packt Free Learning Notifier which will accomplish all these tasks. Ready to learn some nice automation skills in Python?
How to Test Your Django App with Selenium and pytest
By Bob Belderbos on 22 November 2018
In this article I will show you how to test a Django app with pytest and Selenium. We will test our CodeChalleng.es platform comparing the logged out homepage vs the logged in dashboard. We will navigate the DOM matching elements and more. Overall you should learn enough Selenium and pytest to start testing a web page including a login. Sounds exciting? Let’s dive straight in!
PyBites Twitter Digest – Issue 31, 2018
By PyBites Team on 7 October 2018
Every weekend we share a curated list of 15 cool things (mostly Python) that we found / tweeted throughout the week.
Why Python is Great for Test Automation
By Andrew Knight on 25 July 2018
Testing in Python is consistently growing in popularity. In this article our friend Andrew Knight from Automation Panda walks through 10 reasons why Python is great for Test Automation.
Twitter Digest 2018 Week 12
By PyBites Team on 25 March 2018
Every weekend we share a curated list of 15 cool things (mostly Python) that we found / tweeted throughout the week.
Code Challenge 32 – Test a Simple Django App With Selenium – Review
By PyBites Team on 21 August 2017
In this article we review last week’s Test a Simple Django App With Selenium code challenge.
Fully Automate Login and Banner Generation with Selenium, Requests and Click
By Bob Belderbos on 20 August 2017
In part 3 of the PyBites Banner Generator article series I show you how to automatically generate a banner with Requests and Selenium.
Code Challenge 32 – Test a Simple Django App With Selenium
By PyBites Team on 15 August 2017
Hi Pythonistas, a new week, a new ‘bite’ of Python goodness. As anticipated this week we dedicate a challenge to Selenium testing. We think this is a cool skill to add to your web dev + testing repertoire.