Typing text (send_keys) in Selenium Python - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a web page, finds a text input box, types the text "Hello World" into it, and verifies that the input box contains the typed text.

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

    def test_typing_text(self):
        driver = self.driver
        wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 10)
        input_box = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, 'text-input')))
        input_box.clear()
        input_box.send_keys('Hello World')
        self.assertEqual(input_box.get_attribute('value'), 'Hello World')

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

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

Execution Trace - 7 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 URL 'https://example.com/input'	Page with input box loaded and visible	-	PASS
3	Waits until element with ID 'text-input' is present	Input box is found on the page	Element with ID 'text-input' is present	PASS
4	Clears any existing text in the input box	Input box is empty	-	PASS
5	Types text 'Hello World' into the input box using send_keys	Input box shows text 'Hello World'	-	PASS
6	Checks that the input box value is exactly 'Hello World'	Input box value attribute equals 'Hello World'	Assert input_box.get_attribute('value') == 'Hello World'	PASS
7	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: The input box with ID 'text-input' is not found on the page

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test do after opening the browser and loading the page?

A It waits for the input box with ID 'text-input' to appear

B It immediately types text without waiting

C It closes the browser

D It refreshes the page

Key Result

Always wait explicitly for elements to be present before interacting with them to avoid timing issues in tests.