XPath with attributes in Selenium Python - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a webpage, finds a button using XPath with an attribute, clicks it, and verifies the expected text appears.

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

    def test_click_button_by_xpath_attribute(self):
        driver = self.driver
        # Wait until button with attribute id='submit-btn' is present
        button = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
            EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//button[@id='submit-btn']"))
        )
        button.click()
        # Verify that a div with id='result' contains text 'Success'
        result_div = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
            EC.visibility_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//div[@id='result']"))
        )
        self.assertIn('Success', result_div.text)

    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 and ready	-	PASS
2	Browser navigates to 'https://example.com/testpage'	Page loads with a button having id='submit-btn' and a hidden result div	-	PASS
3	Wait until button with XPath //button[@id='submit-btn'] is present	Button is found on the page	Button element is located successfully	PASS
4	Click the button found by XPath	Button is clicked, triggering page update	-	PASS
5	Wait until div with XPath //div[@id='result'] is visible	Result div appears with text content	Result div is visible	PASS
6	Check that result div text contains 'Success'	Result div text is 'Success'	Assert 'Success' in result_div.text	PASS
7	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window is closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Button with id='submit-btn' is not found within 10 seconds

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

Which XPath expression is used to find the button in this test?

A //button[@id='submit-btn']

B //div[@id='submit-btn']

C //button[@class='submit-btn']

D //input[@id='submit-btn']

Key Result

Using XPath with attributes allows precise element location, improving test reliability and readability.