I was recently playing around with MongoDB. It took me a little while to get setup and write some simple Python scripts to access it. I thought I would write up a summary and share my learning. Why this post? Companies have begun adopting MongoDB at a good clip. I think, interacting with a NoSQL database will soon become a […]
Getting started with MongoDB and Python
InsecurePlatformWarning: A true SSLContext object is not available
I was using Python’s Requests module at a recent client engagement. I and ran into this error: requests/packages/urllib3/util/ssl_.py:100: InsecurePlatformWarning: A true SSLContext object is not available. This prevents urllib3 from configuring SSL appropriately and may cause certain SSL connections to fail. For more information, see https://urllib3.readthedocs.org/en/latest/security.html#insecureplatformwarning.requests/packages/urllib3/util/ssl_.py:100: InsecurePlatformWarning: A true SSLContext object is not available. This prevents urllib3 from configuring SSL […]
Reporting automation results to TestRail using Python
We have been hard at work integrating our Python based GUI automation framework (that uses the Page Object pattern) with a test case management tool for reporting purposes. In this post we will show you how to report the results of your automated checks to a visual test case management tool – TestRail. TestRail offers a free trial – so […]
Connecting to BrowserStack from CircleCI containers
Problem: How do I connect to BrowserStack from CircleCI’s build containers? Why this post? A recent Qxf2 client was using CircleCI for their continuous integration and deployment needs. Partnering with our client, we had identified that it would be useful to run a minimal set of automated GUI tests as part of their continuous integration and deployment process. The GUI […]
Setup Python and Selenium tests on CircleCI
Problem: Many testers do not get a chance to explore CircleCI Why this post? CircleCI is powerful, fast and easy-to-use Continuous Integration and Deployment tool for web applications. CircleCI seems to be growing in popularity as a cloud based continuous integration and deployment tool. Due to a variety of reasons, many testers do not get the opportunity to explore and […]
Selenium & HTML5 canvas: Verify what was drawn
Problem: How do you verify what was drawn on a canvas element using Selenium? Why this post? The HTML5 canvas element is opaque to Selenium and does not lend itself well to GUI automation. An application I was testing had an HTML5 canvas element that users could interact with. Users could place pre-defined objects upon the canvas element and then […]