Playwright with Python: Complete Automation & Framework Guide
Master Python and Playwright end-to-end. Designed specifically for automation: Phase 1 Python Fundamentals, Phase 2 Python for Playwright, Phase 3 Playwright Fundamentals, and Phase 4 Advanced Playwright & Enterprise Framework Architecture.
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37 hours
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What will you learn here?
Step-by-Step Curriculum
Divided into 4 milestone steps with 37 focused topics. Learn each concept one by one.
Phase 1: Python Fundamentals
Module 1: Python Basics
What is Python, installation, interpreter, syntax, variables, naming conventions, comments, data types, type conversion, operators.
Python Variables & Data Types Python is dynamically typed and indentation-sensitive. Variables are assigned with `=`.
Module 2: Conditional Statements & Loops
if, if-else, elif, nested conditions, match/case basics, for loop, while loop, range(), break, continue, pass, enumerate().
Flow Control in Automation ```python # Evaluating status codes: status_code = 200 if status_code == 200: print("API Success") elif status_code == 404: print("Endpoint not found") else: print(f"Unexpected status: {status_code}")
Module 3: Strings
Creating strings, indexing, slicing, methods: len, lower, upper, strip, split, replace, find, startswith, endswith, f-strings, string formatting.
Module 4: Lists, Tuples, Sets & Dictionaries
Lists, indexing, slicing, operations, tuples, sets, dictionaries (keys, values, nested, list of dicts, iterating).
Module 5: Functions
Functions, parameters, arguments, return values, default arguments, keyword arguments, *args, **kwargs, lambda functions, scope.
Module 6: Object-Oriented Programming
Classes, objects, __init__(), instance variables, instance methods, class variables, static methods, inheritance, encapsulation, polymorphism, super().
Module 7: Modules & Packages
Modules, import, from import, aliases, creating reusable modules, packages, __init__.py, standard library, reusable utilities.
Module 8: Exception Handling
Exceptions, try, except, else, finally, raise, custom exceptions, multiple exceptions, exception handling in automation.
Module 9: File & Data Handling
Reading files, writing files, with statement, text files, CSV, JSON: json.load, loads, dump, dumps, working with test data.
Module 10: Python Features for Automation
List comprehensions, dictionary comprehensions, lambda, map(), filter(), zip(), enumerate(), generators basics, pathlib, datetime.
Phase 2: Python for Playwright
Module 11: Python for Playwright Automation
Reusable functions, utility functions, constants, test data handling, reusable classes, enums, collections for test data, configuration values, random test data, date and time handling.
Module 12: Python Environment & Packages
pip, installing packages, updating packages, requirements.txt, virtual environments: venv, activation, managing dependencies.
Phase 3: Playwright Fundamentals
Module 13: Introduction to Playwright
What is Playwright, Why Playwright, architecture, Playwright Python, sync vs async API, Chromium, Firefox, WebKit, advantages.
Module 14: Installation & Setup
Python setup, install playwright, install browsers, first Python program, headed/headless mode, launch options, running tests.
Module 15: Browser, Context & Page
Playwright, Browser, BrowserType, BrowserContext, Page, lifecycle, multiple pages, multiple contexts, browser isolation.
Module 16: Locators
What is locator, get_by_role, get_by_text, get_by_label, get_by_placeholder, get_by_test_id, CSS, XPath, chaining, filter, strict mode.
Module 17: Web Element Actions
click, dblclick, fill, type, press, check, uncheck, select_option, hover, drag_to, keyboard, mouse.
Module 18: Assertions
Playwright assertions, expect(), text assertions, visibility, enabled, disabled, checked, URL, title, soft assertions.
Module 19: Auto-Waiting & Synchronization
Auto waiting, actionability, timeout, navigation waiting, wait_for_load_state, wait_for_url, wait_for_response, avoiding time.sleep.
Module 20: Web Elements
Input fields, forms, dropdowns, checkboxes, tables, calendars, auto-complete, dynamic lists, infinite scrolling.
Module 21: Frames
iframe, nested iframe, Frame, frame_locator, switching frames, elements inside frames.
Module 22: Windows, Tabs & Popups
Multiple tabs, new pages, popup handling, dialogs, alerts, confirm, prompt.
Module 23: File Handling
File upload, file chooser, file download, download validation, file existence.
Module 24: Browser Events
Page events, request events, response events, console events, page errors, dialog events, download events.
Phase 4: Advanced Playwright with Python
Module 25: Page Object Model
What is Page Object Model, Why use POM, Page classes, Locators, Page methods, Base page concepts, Component concepts.
Module 26: Fixtures
Playwright fixtures, built-in fixtures, custom fixtures, page fixture, browser fixture, context fixture, dependencies.
Module 27: Test Lifecycle
Setup, teardown, before test, after test, before session, after session, resource management, test isolation.
Module 28: Test Data
Static test data, Python dicts, JSON, CSV, random test data, data-driven testing, @pytest.mark.parametrize.
Module 29: Authentication & Sessions
Login automation, cookies, localStorage, sessionStorage, storage_state, reusing authentication, multi-role testing.
Module 30: API Testing with Playwright Python
HTTP basics, GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, headers, request body, JSON, status codes, API authentication, API to UI validation.
Module 31: Network Interception & Mocking
Request interception, response modification, route(), abort requests, mock API responses, network failures.
Module 32: Screenshots, Video & Trace
Screenshots, full-page screenshots, videos, trace, Trace Viewer, debugging traces, failure investigation.
Module 33: Visual Testing
Screenshot assertions, visual regression, baseline images, pixel differences, dynamic content.
Module 34: Parallel & Cross-Browser Testing
Parallel execution, browser contexts, test isolation, Chromium, Firefox, WebKit, multi-browser testing.
Module 35: Retries & Flaky Tests
What are flaky tests, causes of flaky tests, retry configuration, retry strategy, debugging flaky tests.
Module 36: Playwright Configuration
Playwright configuration, Base URL, browser configuration, viewport, devices, timeouts, reporters.
Module 37: Reporting
HTML reports, JSON reports, JUnit reports, screenshots, videos, traces, reading test results, debugging failed tests.
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Playwright with Python: Complete Automation & Framework Guide
Course Highlights
- 37 hours of self-paced practice
- 37 Divided Topics one by one
- Studio Audio Narration on all topics
- CodeChef-Style Monaco IDE with live runner
- Official Certificate of completion
Who is this course for?
Manual QA testers transitioning to automation, QA Engineers seeking SDET-level Playwright Python mastery, and Python Developers wanting rock-solid E2E testing skills.
Prerequisites:
- No prior programming or automation knowledge required; starts from the absolute basics
- A computer capable of running Python (3.9+) and pip