Re: scripted web ui testing?

Andy Altepeter wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> For a web application that is unrelated to zope, I need to do some scripted 
> actions through the web interface.  Ideally I want to use python.  I'm 
> wonding if any of you out there have using any web ui testing toolkits for 
> python that are out there?  Any recommendations?  I seem to recall this being 
> mentioned before, but I can't recall...
> 
> What I need is a simple package that will allow me to login to a web 
> application (posting a form), keep cookie state, and can do repeated form 
> submissions while logged in.
> 
> I'm looking at twill right now, and it seems like it'll do the job.  But, I'm 
> wondering what the rest of you think.

My personal preference is zope.testbrowser.  It's one of the frameworks
mentioned here:
http://blog.ianbicking.org/best-of-the-web-app-test-frameworks.html

I don't think that you want Selenium.  You practically only need it when you
have to rely on JavaScript to use/test a page.


Regards,
Daniel