Step 1: Setup
Python Environment
Python environment can be set in your system by
downloading installation file available here
(latest available version for 64 bit Windows as on writing this post
is Python 2.7.8 Windows X86-64 MSI Installer)
Note: Download and install python installer as per
your system requirement
Check the correctness of python environment setup
by navigating to recently installed python directory and simply tying command ‘python‘ in
command prompt.
Step 2: Setup Environment Path
Add the following path in system path:
1. C:\Python27;
2. C:\Python27\Scripts
Windows 8 users
2.
From the Power User Task Menu,
click System.
3.
Click the Advanced System
Settings link in the left column.
4.
In the System Properties window,
click on the Advanced tab, then click the Environment
Variables button near the bottom of that tab.
5.
In the Environment
Variables window (pictured below), highlight the Path variable
in the "System variables" section and click the Edit button.
Add or modify the path lines with the paths you want the computer to access.
Each different directory is separated with a semicolon as shown below.
C:\Python27;C:\Python27\Scripts
Note: You can edit other environment variables by
highlighting the variable in the "System variables" section and
clicking Edit. If you need to create a new environment variable,
click New and enter the Variable name and Variable value.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 users
1.
From the Desktop, right-click the Computer icon
and select Properties. If you don't have a Computer icon on your
desktop, click the Start button, right-click the Computer option
in the Start menu, and select Properties.
2.
Click the Advanced System
Settings link in the left column.
3.
In the System Properties window,
click on the Advanced tab, then click the Environment
Variables button near the bottom of that tab.
4.
In the Environment
Variables window (pictured below), highlight the Path variable
in the "System variables" section and click the Edit button.
Add or modify the path lines with the paths you want the computer to access.
Each different directory is separated with a semicolon as shown below.
C:\Python27;C:\Python27\Scripts
Note: You can edit other environment variables by
highlighting the variable in the "System variables" section and
clicking Edit. If you need to create a new environment variable,
click New and enter the Variable name and Variable value.
Windows 2000 and Windows XP users
The path is now managed by Windows
2000 and Windows XP and not the autoexec.bat or autoexec.nt files as was done
with earlier versions of Windows. To change the system environment variables,
follow the steps below.
1.
From the Desktop, right-click My Computer and
click Properties. If you don't have a My Computer icon on your
desktop, click the Start button, right-click the My Computer option
in the Start menu, and select Properties.
2.
In the System Properties window, click on the Advanced tab.
3.
In the "Advanced" section,
click the Environment Variables button.
4.
Finally, in the Environment Variables
window (as shown below), highlight the Path variable in the Systems
Variable section and click the Edit button. Add or modify the
path lines with the paths you want the computer to access. Each different
directory is separated with a semicolon as shown below.
C:\Program Files;C:\Winnt;C:\Winnt\System32
Note: You can edit other environment variables by
highlighting the variable in the "System variables" section and clicking Edit.
If you need to create a new environment variable, click New and
enter the Variable name and Variable value.
Step 3: Install Python specific Selenium Package
Selenium bindings are readily available as package
in Python. Python packages can be installed using any of methods described here.
We will use second and easiest method ‘Installing
Globally’ of Selenium package installation. It requires setuptools
installation and PATH definition in environmental
variables of your system settings.
Setuptools as compressed version can be downloaded
from here (latest available version as on writing this post
is setuptools 0.9)
Uncompressing the setuptools downloaded and double
click python file named ‘ez_setup’ available in extracted folder. This setup in
turn will make ‘easy_install.exe’ executable file
automatically added to Scripts folder of python directory installed in step
(1). Include exact path of Scripts directory in PATH of environmental variable.
Now navigate to Scripts directory of python
installed and type the below command for Python Selenium package installation
in command prompt.
‘easy_install selenium’
Allow command prompt to complete Python Selenium
package installation.
Step 4: Installing Internet Explorer Server and
Chrome Server
For running internet
explorer and chrome you need to install the servers. User can download these
from the following links:
IE :-
Chrome:-
Store it in Window executable
path for example C:\Python27
