Multi-select handling in Selenium Python - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test selects multiple options from a multi-select dropdown and verifies that the correct options are selected.

Test Code - Selenium

Selenium Python

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import Select
import unittest

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

    def test_multi_select(self):
        select_element = self.driver.find_element('id', 'fruits')
        multi_select = Select(select_element)
        # Select multiple options by visible text
        multi_select.select_by_visible_text('Apple')
        multi_select.select_by_visible_text('Banana')
        multi_select.select_by_visible_text('Cherry')

        selected_options = [option.text for option in multi_select.all_selected_options]
        self.assertIn('Apple', selected_options)
        self.assertIn('Banana', selected_options)
        self.assertIn('Cherry', selected_options)

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

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

Execution Trace - 10 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts and Chrome browser opens	Browser window is open, ready to navigate	-	PASS
2	Browser navigates to 'https://example.com/multiselect'	Page with multi-select dropdown loaded	-	PASS
3	Find element with id 'fruits' representing the multi-select dropdown	Multi-select dropdown element located	-	PASS
4	Select 'Apple' option by visible text	'Apple' option is selected in the dropdown	-	PASS
5	Select 'Banana' option by visible text	'Banana' option is selected along with 'Apple'	-	PASS
6	Select 'Cherry' option by visible text	'Cherry', 'Banana', and 'Apple' options are all selected	-	PASS
7	Retrieve all selected options' text	List of selected options: ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Cherry']	Check that 'Apple' is in selected options	PASS
8	Assert 'Banana' is in selected options	Selected options list unchanged	Check that 'Banana' is in selected options	PASS
9	Assert 'Cherry' is in selected options	Selected options list unchanged	Check that 'Cherry' is in selected options	PASS
10	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: If the multi-select dropdown element with id 'fruits' is not found or options are not selectable

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify after selecting multiple options?

A That the dropdown is disabled after selection

B That only the last selected option is selected

C That all selected options appear in the list of selected options

D That the page URL changes after selection

Key Result

Always verify that the multi-select element exists before interacting and confirm all intended options are selected by checking the selected options list.