Module 1: Python & Selenium Setup

• Python virtual environments and pip package management
• VS Code/PyCharm for Python test automation
• Selenium installation and WebDriverManager for Python
• First Selenium script: open browser, navigate, assert title
• Python basics: functions, classes, modules for automation
• Project structure for Python Selenium frameworks

Module 2: Element Location & Interaction

• Python Selenium locators: By class usage
• XPath and CSS selector strategies
• find_element and find_elements methods
• Interactions: click, send_keys, clear, text, get_attribute
• Dynamic elements and stale element handling
• WebDriverWait and expected_conditions

Module 3: Advanced Selenium Python

• ActionChains: mouse actions and keyboard shortcuts
• JavaScript execution with execute_script
• Alerts, windows, frames, iframes
• Select class for dropdowns
• Screenshots and headless Chrome testing
• Browser options: downloads, notifications, proxy

Module 4: pytest Framework

• pytest fixtures: setup, teardown, fixture scope
• pytest markers and @pytest.mark.parametrize
• conftest.py: shared fixtures and plugins
• pytest-html and Allure for reporting
• Parallel execution with pytest-xdist
• Test naming and discovery conventions

Module 5: Page Object Model in Python

• Python POM: page classes and locator files
• Base page class with common methods
• Python properties for lazy element access
• Data classes for test data management
• Scaling Python POM frameworks
• Separating test data from test logic

Module 6: Data-Driven & Configuration

• CSV data with Python csv module
• Excel data with openpyxl
• JSON config files for environment management
• Faker library for dynamic data generation
• Database testing with Python SQLite/MySQL
• Environment variables for CI/CD

Module 7: API Testing with Requests

• requests library: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE
• Response validation: status, JSON, headers
• Combining API and UI tests in Python frameworks
• REST API patterns alongside Selenium
• pytest fixtures for API session management
• Contract testing concepts with Python

Module 8: CI/CD & Framework Delivery

• GitHub Actions for Python Selenium tests
• Docker Selenium Grid for parallel execution
• BrowserStack and Sauce Labs integration
• Portfolio project: complete Python Selenium framework
• Interview preparation for Python automation roles
• Open-source contribution opportunities

Our Python Selenium instructors specialise in Python-based test automation, building frameworks for SaaS platforms and government digital services. They teach Pythonic automation — leveraging comprehensions, context managers, and elegant Python patterns rather than copying Java-style code.