Radio button interactions in Selenium Python - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a webpage with radio buttons, selects a specific radio button, and verifies that it is selected correctly.

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 RadioButtonTest(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.driver = webdriver.Chrome()
        self.driver.get('https://example.com/radio-buttons')

    def test_select_radio_button(self):
        driver = self.driver
        wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 10)
        # Wait until radio button is clickable
        radio_button = wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.ID, 'option2')))
        radio_button.click()
        # Verify the radio button is selected
        self.assertTrue(radio_button.is_selected(), 'Radio button option2 should be selected')

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

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

Execution Trace - 6 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts and Chrome browser opens	Browser window is open, ready to load URL	-	PASS
2	Navigates to 'https://example.com/radio-buttons'	Page with radio buttons loads fully	-	PASS
3	Waits until radio button with ID 'option2' is clickable	Radio button 'option2' is visible and interactable	-	PASS
4	Clicks on radio button with ID 'option2'	Radio button 'option2' is selected	-	PASS
5	Checks if radio button 'option2' is selected	Radio button 'option2' remains selected	Assert radio_button.is_selected() is True	PASS
6	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Radio button with ID 'option2' is not found or not selectable

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify after clicking the radio button?

A That the radio button is selected

B That the radio button is visible

C That the radio button is disabled

D That the radio button is not present

Key Result

Always wait explicitly for elements to be present before interacting to avoid timing issues and flaky tests.