Python UI automation Do's and Don’ts

Why UI automation for Python: UI stands for user interface which is the most important component of any software application or product. User interface is the face of any software and hence it should be attractive enough to keep the users entertained and informed by the application. Hence as a smart software developer, we must focus more on the user interface so that we can provide better user experience. In today’s arena, the importance of user interface has increased to a much higher level due to competitive environment in the industry. As a result, there are large numbers of automation UI tools are developed in the industry to help the testers in achieving better quality output. Well Python is a super powerful and superfast technology having a tremendous market demand in the industry. Testers are looking for better Python UI automation tools to produce high quality and efficient Python applications. While we are dealing with UI automation tools, we must follow some thumb rules so as to make the process not only effortless but also efficient enough. Today we will discuss those key points in two categories i.e., what we should do and what we should not for efficient UI testing.

Do’s of UI automation: Basically UI automation is a client side process i.e., our focus is to improve the client side user experience. For the same the most important thing is to collect every possible client side data through the UI tool. If we have enough information on client side, then we can manipulate those data for providing better user experience. Similarly we must acquire the information of the browsing device to provide optimum user experience. This can be achieved with information like width and height of the device, and orientation of the device etc so that we can test the application thoroughly for different scenario. Without optimisation we can’t provide better user experience. Hence we must test if every possible optimisation rules are strictly followed or not in the application. If not, we should report the same to the Python developer for improvement. Along with that, sometimes we must keep some snapshots of bugs in the application so that the developer can debug it easily. Again we should keep track of every test case that we have implemented on the application for future purpose.

Don’ts for UI Automation: As a smart automation tester, you should avoid unnecessary script running to decrease the time and effort. Similarly we should also avoid frequent running of small test scripts for the application rather we should write a compressive test case for the purpose. A smart Python UI automation tester should avoid multiple log operation in the application to avoid unnecessary time loss. Long time-outs are usually given by the tester in order to check the application thoroughly; but sometimes it becomes an inefficient process. Hence we must avoid long time-outs in our application for efficient UI testing. Many UI testers have a tendency to quit the testing tool after each and every test-case gets executed and then launching it again. This is really a bad habit and it not only takes unnecessary time but also hampers the productivity of the software firm.

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What Makes Python Suitable for Web Development?

Python- Reinvented in web era: Python was conceived in 1980s and get born in 90s and reinvented in 21st century. It was highly inspired from C++ and Java. The tagline of Python is Batteries included that means it is pre loaded with all required methods, classes and modules. Probably it has the largest size of libraries in the industry. Hence, it makes the development process not only faster but also easier. Well before it get reinvented by Google, it was in a haphazard manner but it get a new look and shape by Google through its ambitious project i.e. Unladen Swallow. During this project the entire approach and internal design process get modified along with deletion of many duplicate components. This process helped the framework to perform much better than before. Anyway, though Python has the capability to develop any type of application, but it is widely used for developing enterprise standard web solutions in recent period. Web applications that need both power and speed can take the help of python developers in building industry standard web solutions. Let us see how it can help the web developers of the industry and up to which extent?

Python is superfast: Python is having a large volume of libraries and it helps the python developer in developing quick python application or web application without compromising on the quality. Moreover these libraries are highly optimised and developed by expert python developers. Hence when you used them in your web application, you will definitely get more efficiency and optimised product as the output. Well if an application is highly optimised then we can say it must be superfast and the same happens with python applications. Usually all the python applications are highly stable and superfast in nature. Hence there is a tremendous demand of python developers in the industry especially for data driven web applications.

Python is extremely secure: python is having all the necessary an important security features available for its web developers. As a smart python web developer, you can adopt any of these highly secure encryption technologies. You can implement 256 bit encryption technology in your web application to make it even more secure than before. Moreover, you can also use multi tier security steps to avoid any single loop hole in your application.

Python can handle the modern demand: Well to get success in recent period, you must adopt all modern technologies in your web application like responsive web design, cloud technology and smart phone app development etc. Fortunately, python keeps the potential to integrate all these modern amenities without much hassle. A Python web developer can integrate HTML5, CSS3 to design responsive web application that can fit to any size of screen resolution like for smart phone and tablet. Moreover, you can also integrate cloud storage on your application to give ultimate user experience.

Strong community support: There is a huge community of Python developers in the industry and they work hard for 24x7 to help others during their difficulties. So, you need not to bother for support once you choose Python as your development tool. To get maximum benefits of Python development, you may consider hiring services of a Python development company.

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Python and Its Usage in the Software Development Community

Python is one of the oldest technologies of the industry. It was born in 1980s to challenge C, C++ and java. It is highly inspired by the object oriented programming approach of C++. Moreover, the code written in Python gets converted into binary codes just like C or C++ after compilation. Hence, it is extremely secure to develop industry standard software applications using Python. Anyway, due to some lack of proper branding, it could not get much success in its early phase of life. Later on, in 21st century, it was reinvented by Google under its highly ambitious project Unladen Swallow. In this project, Python was rewritten in a modern approach and hence get a new life for its developers. Now, it became more than two to three times faster than before. As a result, it enables the Python developers in developing enterprise standard software applications that are not only efficient but also super fast. Hence it received an overwhelming response from the industry in a very short span of time.

Python for super fast desktop applications: Well, due to its similarities with C++ and Java, Python also has the ability to develop enterprise standard desktop applications for different platforms like Windows, MAC etc. Moreover, the software application developed in Python is not only super fast but also highly scalable. Hence it has created lots of buzz in the industry with its unmatched quality of performance and efficiency. A Python developer can design highly safe and secure applications through different inbuilt functions and classes of the language that are extremely optimized. So the industry always treats python as one of the most powerful language for all types of software application development.

Python for web application development: 21st century can be called as the web era for the industry. In past decade, there are millions of websites being lunched in the industry. What is more? Moreover, the rate at which new web applications being launched in the industry is increasing at an exponential rate. So the industry is flooded with new and different websites and hence there is a tremendous competition among the web developers in developing modern web applications on the fly. To meet the high expectation and tough challenge of the industry, Python is ready with many web frameworks to serve the industry better. Django is one such Python web framework for quick web application development. Moreover it enables the web developers in efficient and powerful web degign.

Python for modern mobile apps: Without consideration of mobile development, we cannot conclude the importance of a giant like Python in 21st century! Recently, we have seen an overnight growth of mobile industry consisting of smart phones, tablets and phablets. Moreover, these devices are GPRS enabled or even 3G enabled. Hence these smart phones and tablets can be used for web browsing purpose. A python developer can develop web apps for different small screen size mobile browsers using modern technologies like responsive web design and others. Moreover, Python can be used in developing enterprise standard web apps, native app development as well. So we can say it is a all rounder!! To get maximum benefits of Python development, you may consider hiring services of a Python development company.

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