Getting the Appium Python client

There are two ways to install and use the Appium Python client.

1. Install from PyPi, as 'Appium-Python-Client'.

   pip install Appium-Python-Client

2. Install from source via GitHub.

   git clone git@github.com:appium/python-client.git
   cd python-client
   python setup.py install

Page Object Model

Page Object Model is a design pattern which has become popular in test automation for enhancing test maintenance and reducing code duplication. A page object is an object-oriented class that serves as an interface to a page of your AUT.

Usage

We integrated all Selenium upgraded changes, which makes mobile testing easier in python. We are using appium driver to make remote connection. Please refer below code.

# Android environment

import test.functional.pageobjectmodel.util.desired_capabilities as desired_capabilities
class BaseSpecification(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        desired_caps = desired_capabilities.get_desired_capabilities('android-automation.apk')
        self.driver = webdriver.Remote('http://localhost:4723/wd/hub', desired_caps)

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

# Returns abs path relative to this file and not cwd
def PATH(p):
    return os.path.abspath(
        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), p)
    )


def get_desired_capabilities(app):
    return dict(platformName='Android', deviceName='Galaxy Tab S3',
                app=PATH('../../../apps/' + app), appPackage='com.jiteshmohite619.androidautomation',
                appActivity='.MainActivity', newCommandTimeout=240)
        

driver.swipe

Swipe from one point to another point.

driver.zoom

Zoom in on an element, doing a pinch out operation.

driver.pinch

Zoom out on an element, doing a pinch in operation.

Checking if an application is installed

To check if an application is currently installed on the device, use the device.is_app_installed method. This method takes the bundle id of the application and return True or False.

assertFalse(self.driver.is_app_installed('test'))
assertTrue(self.driver.is_app_installed('com.example.android.androidautomation'))

Installing an application

To install an uninstalled application on the device, use device.install_app, sending in the path to the application file or archive.

assertFalse(driver.is_app_installed('com.example.android.androidautomation'))
driver.install_app('/path/android-automation.apk')
assertTrue(driver.is_app_installed('com.example.android.androidautomation'))

Removing an application

If you need to remove an application from the device, use device.remove_app, passing in the application id.

assertTrue(driver.is_app_installed('com.example.android.androidautomation'))
driver.remove_app('com.example.android.apis')
assertFalse(driver.is_app_installed('com.example.android.apis'))

Resetting an application

To reset the running application, use driver.reset.

Start an arbitrary activity

The driver.start_activity method opens arbitrary activities on a device. If the activity is not part of the application under test, it will also launch the activity's application.

driver.start_activity('com.example.android.androidautomation', '.LoginActivity')

Retrieving application strings

The property method driver.app_strings returns the application strings from the application on the device.

strings = driver.app_strings

Retrieving the current running package and activity

The property method driver.current_package returns the name of the current package running on the device.

package = driver.current_package
assertEquals('com.example.android.androidautomation', package)

The property method driver.current_activity returns the name of the current activity running on the device.

activity = driver.current_activity
assertEquals('.LoginActivity', activity)

Shake the device

To shake the device, use driver.shake.