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Setting Up a Python Virtual Environment with Squish
Read morePython Virtual Environments are great tools for separating different Python configurations on the same machine. Configuring Squish to use a virtual environment gives you the freedom to install packages and make changes that aid your testing efforts without compromising your existing Python installation(s). Here we will show you how...
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Testing Multiple Instances of the Same Application
Read moreIn some scenarios, you might need to test multiple instances of your application at the same time, for example if multiple desktop clients access a server. The Squish GUI Tester is capable of handling such scenarios from within one test script. We will demonstrate how to write a test...
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Leveraging Python Packages For Better UI Testing
Read morePython is a very popular language, and for good reason. A wealth of production-quality packages for performing all kinds of tasks is freely available on the Internet. But did you know that all this power is readily available in Squish tests, too? This article explains how to extend the...
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Finding Table Cells by Header Text
Read moreSurely you have seen (screenshots of) huge Excel spreadsheets before. If not, just imagine a wall of numbers. Now imagine such a table in the application you need to test. Verifying a table cell by looking for the correct number? Not so easy. What would be better than looking...
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Live update of Python code during debugging, using builtin reload()
Read moreIntroduction When debugging a Test Script, one can use Python’s built-in reload() from the Squish Script Console to get recent changes to module functions in the currently running Test Execution. Debugging Python Test Scripts While debugging your Test Scripts in the Squish IDE, the Script Console might come in...
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Replay Squish tests using the ‘squishtest’ module
Read moreWhy? Since 5.1, Squish offers a squishtest Python module. It lets you use Squish as a module in Python scripts without involving the squishrunner. If using the squishtest module helps you improve your testing efforts but you already have a lot of existing testcases (written in Python), this might...
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Squish & Python
Read moreSquish is shipped with different scripting languages allowing to start recording or writing tests cases in any of them without lengthily setup. The list is: Ruby, JavaScript, Perl, Tcl and the one of interest in this article Python. The intent of this article is to provide information that might...
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Overview of the new file comparison functions in Squish 6.3
Read moreWith Squish 6.3 we added two new file comparison functions. The objective is to make it easier to verify not just the application state but also the output an application might generate. Squish now offers a general comparison function test.compareTextFiles. This function can be used to compare any type...
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Squish tip of the week: How to get around folding/collapsing comment lines while editing comments in Python
Read moreLately, there was a support question regarding folding/collapsing comment lines while editing comments in Python. If one tries to comment tests in Python, the Squish IDE folds or minimizes the comment while writing. In some cases this is unpleasant and time-consuming even if one subsequently clicks the small “+”...
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Improved Management Of Object Names – Part 2
Read moreIn a previous blog entry, we introduced an alternative, script-based, approach to maintaining a mapping of symbolic names (variables) to the actual object names (strings). By using script variables instead of free-form strings, the mapping was no longer stored in a separate text file but instead it was brought...
