Selenium Python Tutorial #41 - Understanding Waits in Selenium
Learn about different waits in Selenium to rectify synchronization issues. Understand implicit and explicit waits and the difference between them.
00:00:00 Learn about different weights in Selenium that can rectify synchronization issues. Hardcoding weights in scripts is not recommended. Selenium provides implicit, explicit, and fluent weights.
🔍 Different weights in Selenium can be used to rectify synchronization issues within script execution.
🕒 Using hard-coded sleep in scripts is not recommended; Selenium provides implicit and explicit weights as alternatives.
💡 Implicit weight is applied globally and waits for elements to appear, while explicit weight is applied specifically and waits for specific conditions.
00:01:26 Learn about dynamic waits in Selenium, where the script progresses if the page loads and the element is found before the specified wait time, unlike time.sleep. Understand the difference between implicit and explicit waits.
📌 Both implicit and explicit waits are dynamic and smart, meaning they won't wait for the specified amount of time if the web element is found earlier.
📌 Time.sleep() will stop the script execution for the specified amount of time, while implicit and explicit waits will progress if the web element is found earlier.
📌 The difference between implicit and explicit waits is an important interview question.
00:02:53 Learn about waits in Selenium using Python. Implicit waits wait for a specified time before throwing an exception. Explicit waits halt execution until a condition is met or the time is up.
⏳ Implicit waits allow the script to wait for a specified time before proceeding further.
⌛ Explicit waits halt the execution until a condition is met or the maximum time has passed.
⚠️ Failures in scripts often occur when web elements are not interactable or visible.
00:04:22 Learn about implicit and explicit waits in Selenium Python. Explicit waits are specific to web elements, while implicit waits are global.
⏳ Explicit weight is specific to a particular web element and is used to check if the element is clickable within a specified timeout.
🌍 Implicit weight is global and is applicable to all web elements.
⏰ When the condition specified by the explicit weight is not met within the timeout, the test fails.
00:05:50 Learn about implicit and explicit waits in Selenium. Understand how implicit wait applies to all web elements, while explicit wait requires specifying expected conditions for specific web elements.
⌛️ Explicit wait is applicable only to specified web elements and requires the expected condition.
⏳ Implicit wait applies to all web elements and does not require specifying expected conditions.
🔄 Fluent wait allows you to specify timeout duration for explicit wait.
00:07:18 Learn about the difference between fluent weight and explicit weight in Selenium Python, including how to specify polling frequency for better application behavior.
🔑 The difference between fluent weight and explicit weight in Selenium is that fluent weight allows you to specify the polling frequency for checking the presence of a web element.
⏳ Fluent weight provides flexibility in setting the polling frequency based on the application's behavior, while explicit weight is a specific wait for a particular web element on the page.
⚖️ With implicit weight, a global setting applies to all web elements, while explicit weight is used to check the presence of a specific web element by specifying the explicit weight.
00:08:45 Learn about different waits in Selenium and their importance in interviews. Gain a clear understanding of explicit, implicit, and fluent waits in Selenium WebDriver for better job prospects.
🔑 There are three different types of waits in Selenium WebDriver: implicit wait, explicit wait, and fluent wait.
💡 Understanding when and how to use each type of wait is crucial for interviews and frequently asked interview questions.
📚 Practical examples of using these waits in Selenium with Python will be covered in upcoming tutorials.
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