Selenium WebDriver: Download, Install, and Start Test Automation

Application DevelopmentPublished Date: December 26, 2023 Last updated: June 1, 2026

Are you afraid that you won’t be able to learn or do automation? It is the fear that most of the people have in their mind when they think of learning Automation tools and techniques. Due to a lack of guidance, they resist moving towards automation testing. I myself had this thought in mind before practically trying it. So, this article is to give you a quick start of automation testing using Selenium Webdriver.

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There are four components of Selenium

  1. Selenium Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  2. Selenium Remote Control (RC)
  3. WebDriver
  4. Selenium Grid

from which we’ll be using Selenium Web driver.

  1. Download and install Python from the following link “python”, from the “Downloads” tab, click on “Python for windows.”
  2. Download and Install PyCharm IDE for Python Developers from the link “ Pycharm link ”.
  1. Open PyCharm.
  2. Go to “File” menu > New Project > Select “Pure Python” > Click “Create” > Select “This Window.”
  3. Go to the “File” menu > Click on “Settings” > Click on “Project: Your Project name” > Click on “Project Interpreter.”

Configure PyCharm with WebDriver

  1. Click on the “+” sign on the right side of the window > Type “Selenium” in the search field > Click on the “Selenium” option > Click on “Install Package”.
  2. What will install the Package successfully?

Gecko is a web browser engine used in many applications developed by Mozilla Foundation and the Mozilla Corporation. Gecko-Driver is the link between your tests in Selenium and the Firefox browser. Gecko Driver is an executable file that you need to have in one of the system paths before starting your tests. To install Gecko, follow the following steps:

  1. Go to Github Mozilla Release > Select the Gecko version according to your OS > Download it and extract it > You will get the “geckodriver.exe” file.
  2. Copy it and paste it into the folder where your python projects are being created.

Below is an example of test case that will check that Google opens and searches anything that user types Successfully.

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

driver = webdriver.Firefox()
driver.get(“https://google.com”)
assert “Google” in driver.title
elem = driver.find_element_by_name(“q”)
elem.clear()
elem.send_keys(“pycon”)
elem.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
assert “No results found.” not in driver.page_source
driver.close()

To run the test case, Right Click on Test Case > Click on “Run ‘Your File Name’”.

Output:

Running the Test Case

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Qamar Wahid

Qamar Wahid
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Director QA at tkxel with 16+ years of expertise in testing, quality assurance, and the full software development lifecycle.

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COO, Sterne Kessler

“tkxel has proven beyond par that they excel not just in building and integrating with our team but building at a level that is at par with any US development team. Working with tkxel is one of the best decisions we have made.”

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CTO, Replenium

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