Getting element text in Selenium Python - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a web page, finds a heading element, retrieves its text, and verifies that the text matches the expected value.

Test Code - unittest

Selenium Python

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
import unittest

class TestGetElementText(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.driver = webdriver.Chrome()
        self.driver.get('https://example.com')

    def test_heading_text(self):
        heading = self.driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'h1')
        text = heading.text
        self.assertEqual(text, 'Example Domain')

    def tearDown(self):
        self.driver.quit()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

Execution Trace - 6 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts and Chrome browser opens	Browser window is open and ready	-	PASS
2	Navigates to 'https://example.com'	Page loads with heading 'Example Domain'	-	PASS
3	Finds element with tag name 'h1'	Element <h1> with text 'Example Domain' is located	-	PASS
4	Retrieves text from the heading element	Text value is 'Example Domain'	-	PASS
5	Checks if the text equals 'Example Domain'	Text matches expected string	assertEqual(text, 'Example Domain')	PASS
6	Closes the browser	Browser window is closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: The heading element is not found or text does not match 'Example Domain'

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify after finding the <h1> element?

A That the element is visible on the page

B That the element's text is 'Example Domain'

C That the element is clickable

D That the element has a specific CSS class

Key Result

Always verify the exact text content of elements to ensure the UI shows correct information, using precise locators and assertions.