Test Automation 101: Automate Login Tests With Selenium & Playwright

Introduction

Test automation is a game-changer for software testing, allowing you to run repetitive tests quickly and efficiently. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the basics of test automation using two powerful tools: Selenium with Python and Playwright with TypeScript. By the end of this post, you'll have written your first automated test script for a real-life example—a login page.
We’ll cover:

Setting up your environment.
Writing your first test script.
Running the test and interpreting the results.

Let’s get started!


  
  
  Step 1: Setting Up Your Environment

  
  
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