Submitting forms in Selenium Python - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a web page with a form, fills in the input fields, submits the form, and verifies that the submission was successful by checking the confirmation message.

Test Code - Selenium

Selenium Python

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
import unittest

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

    def test_submit_form(self):
        driver = self.driver
        # Find the name input and enter text
        name_input = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
            EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, 'name'))
        )
        name_input.send_keys('Alice')

        # Find the email input and enter text
        email_input = driver.find_element(By.ID, 'email')
        email_input.send_keys('[e-mail]')

        # Find the message textarea and enter text
        message_input = driver.find_element(By.ID, 'message')
        message_input.send_keys('Hello, this is a test message.')

        # Submit the form by clicking the submit button
        submit_button = driver.find_element(By.ID, 'submit-btn')
        submit_button.click()

        # Wait for confirmation message to appear
        confirmation = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
            EC.visibility_of_element_located((By.ID, 'confirmation'))
        )

        # Verify the confirmation text
        self.assertEqual(confirmation.text, 'Thank you for your message!')

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

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

Execution Trace - 12 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts and Chrome browser opens	Browser window is open, ready to load the page	-	PASS
2	Navigates to 'https://example.com/contact'	Contact page with form is loaded	Page loaded with form elements present	PASS
3	Finds the name input field by ID 'name'	Name input field is located and ready for input	Element with ID 'name' is present	PASS
4	Enters 'Alice' into the name input field	Name input field contains text 'Alice'	Input field value is 'Alice'	PASS
5	Finds the email input field by ID 'email'	Email input field is located and ready for input	Element with ID 'email' is present	PASS
6	Enters '[e-mail]' into the email input field	Email input field contains text '[e-mail]'	Input field value is '[e-mail]'	PASS
7	Finds the message textarea by ID 'message'	Message textarea is located and ready for input	Element with ID 'message' is present	PASS
8	Enters 'Hello, this is a test message.' into the message textarea	Message textarea contains the test message	Textarea value matches the entered message	PASS
9	Finds the submit button by ID 'submit-btn' and clicks it	Form is submitted, page processes submission	Submit button is clickable and clicked	PASS
10	Waits for confirmation message with ID 'confirmation' to appear	Confirmation message is visible on the page	Element with ID 'confirmation' is visible	PASS
11	Checks that confirmation text equals 'Thank you for your message!'	Confirmation text is displayed correctly	Text matches expected confirmation message	PASS
12	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window is closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: The confirmation message does not appear after form submission

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What action does the test perform to submit the form?

A Presses the Enter key in the message textarea

B Clicks the submit button with ID 'submit-btn'

C Calls a JavaScript submit function directly

D Refreshes the page after filling inputs

Key Result

Always wait explicitly for elements that appear after actions like form submission to avoid flaky tests.