Cloud testing platforms (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs) in Selenium Python - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a web page using BrowserStack cloud platform with Selenium in Python. It verifies the page title to confirm the correct page loaded.

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 BrowserStackTest(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        desired_cap = {
            'browserName': 'Chrome',
            'browserVersion': 'latest',
            'bstack:options': {
                'os': 'Windows',
                'osVersion': '11',
                'local': False,
                'seleniumVersion': '4.8.0'
            }
        }
        self.driver = webdriver.Remote(
            command_executor='https://YOUR_USERNAME:[e-mail]/wd/hub',
            desired_capabilities=desired_cap
        )

    def test_page_title(self):
        self.driver.get('https://example.com')
        WebDriverWait(self.driver, 10).until(
            EC.title_contains('Example Domain')
        )
        self.assertEqual(self.driver.title, 'Example Domain')

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

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

Execution Trace - 5 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts and sets up remote WebDriver with BrowserStack capabilities	Remote WebDriver session is created on BrowserStack cloud with Windows 11 and Chrome latest	-	PASS
2	Browser opens and navigates to 'https://example.com'	Browser window on cloud platform loads the Example Domain page	-	PASS
3	Waits until page title contains 'Example Domain'	Page title is 'Example Domain'	Title contains 'Example Domain'	PASS
4	Asserts that page title equals 'Example Domain'	Page title is exactly 'Example Domain'	self.assertEqual(driver.title, 'Example Domain')	PASS
5	Test tears down and closes the remote browser session	Browser session on BrowserStack is closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: If the page title does not match 'Example Domain' within 10 seconds

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify after opening the page on BrowserStack?

A The page title is 'Example Domain'

B The page URL contains 'browserstack'

C The browser version is Chrome 90

D The page has a login form

Key Result

Using cloud testing platforms like BrowserStack allows running tests on real browsers and OS combinations remotely, ensuring wider coverage without managing local infrastructure.