Selenium vs Cypress vs Playwright comparison in Selenium Python - Practice Questions

Challenge - 5 Problems

🧠 Conceptual

intermediate

Key difference in browser support among Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright

Which testing tool supports testing across multiple browsers including Firefox, Chrome, and Safari natively?

A Cypress supports only Chrome-family browsers natively.

B None of these tools support Safari browser testing.

C Selenium supports only Chrome and Firefox but not Safari.

D Playwright supports multiple browsers including Firefox, Chrome, and WebKit (Safari).

💡 Hint

Think about which tool uses browser engines directly for cross-browser testing.

Playwright supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit engines, enabling testing on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari browsers natively. Selenium supports many browsers but requires drivers. Cypress mainly supports Chromium-based browsers.

❓ Predict Output

intermediate

Output of Selenium Python code snippet for page title

What will be the output of this Selenium Python code snippet if the page title is 'Welcome Page'?

Selenium Python

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options

options = Options()
options.add_argument('--headless')
service = Service('/path/to/chromedriver')
driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service, options=options)
driver.get('https://example.com')
print(driver.title)
driver.quit()

A Welcome Page

B https://example.com

C None

D SyntaxError

💡 Hint

The print statement outputs the page title property.

The driver.title returns the title of the current page, which is 'Welcome Page' in this case.

❓ assertion

advanced

Correct assertion to verify element visibility in Cypress

Which assertion correctly verifies that an element with id 'submit-btn' is visible in Cypress?

Selenium Python

cy.get('#submit-btn')

A cy.get('#submit-btn').should('be.visible')

B cy.get('#submit-btn').assertVisible()

C cy.get('#submit-btn').expect('visible')

D cy.get('#submit-btn').checkVisible()

💡 Hint

Cypress uses 'should' for assertions.

The correct Cypress syntax to assert visibility is should('be.visible'). Other options are invalid methods.

🔧 Debug

advanced

Identify the error in Playwright Python code snippet

What error will this Playwright Python code raise?

Selenium Python

from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright

with sync_playwright() as p:
    browser = p.chromium.launch()
    page = browser.new_page()
    page.goto('https://example.com')
    print(page.title)
    browser.close()

A SyntaxError due to missing colon

B No error, prints method object

C TimeoutError on page.goto

D AttributeError: 'Page' object has no attribute 'title'

💡 Hint

Check how to get page title in Playwright Python.

In Playwright Python, page.title() is a method and must be called with parentheses to get the title string. print(page.title) prints the bound method object representation (e.g., <bound method Page.title...>), but raises no error.

❓ framework

expert

Choosing the best tool for fast, reliable end-to-end tests with automatic waiting

Which testing framework among Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright provides automatic waiting for elements and network calls, reducing flaky tests without explicit waits?

A None of these frameworks provide automatic waiting features.

B Selenium requires explicit waits and does not have automatic waiting.

C Cypress automatically waits for elements and network calls before actions.

D Playwright requires manual waits for network calls but auto-waits for elements.

💡 Hint

Think about which tool is designed to reduce flaky tests with built-in waits.

Cypress automatically waits for elements to appear and network calls to complete before running commands, which helps reduce flaky tests. Selenium requires explicit waits. Playwright auto-waits for elements but requires manual handling for some network waits.