Manual → Playwright Roadmap (Python)

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1. 1 · From manual to the automation mindset

   ~1 week

   You know what to automate first, and how a web page is actually built.

   Topics to learn

   • Why automate — and when not to
   • Choosing your first automation candidates
   • The DOM: elements, attributes & structure
   • Reading a page in browser DevTools

   Programs to practice

   • List 5 manual test cases, mark the best 3 to automate
   • Inspect 10 elements in DevTools
   • Note 3 flaky manual checks worth automating

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2. 2 · Just-enough Python

   ~2 weeks

   You can read and write the Python a Playwright test actually needs.

   Topics to learn

   • Install Python & pip
   • Variables, indentation & print()
   • Lists, dictionaries & f-strings
   • Functions with def, loops & a peek at async / await

   Programs to practice

   • Run a greeting script in Python
   • Store data in a dict and print it with f-strings
   • Loop over a list and print each item

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3. 3 · First Playwright tests (pytest)

   ~2 weeks

   You record, read and stabilise real browser tests — no manual waits.

   Topics to learn

   • pip install playwright & pytest-playwright
   • codegen: record a flow in Python
   • get_by_role / get_by_text / get_by_label
   • expect assertions, auto-waiting & the trace viewer

   Programs to practice

   • Record a login with codegen, then tidy it
   • Rewrite a step using get_by_role
   • Break a test and find it in the trace viewer

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4. 4 · Clean, confident tests

   ~2 weeks

   Tidy pytest tests with fixtures, Page Objects and data-driven runs.

   Topics to learn

   • pytest & fixtures (conftest.py)
   • Config & command-line options
   • Page Object Model in Python
   • @pytest.mark.parametrize data-driven tests

   Programs to practice

   • Write a page fixture and reuse it across tests
   • Build a LoginPage class and use it
   • Parametrise a login test with 3 data sets

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   Supporting kitPlaywright Python Q&A →Playwright Python Coding →
5. 5 · API, CI & portfolio

   ~2 weeks

   A portfolio project that proves you crossed from manual to automation.

   Topics to learn

   • API testing with APIRequestContext
   • storage_state to reuse a login
   • pytest-xdist for parallel runs
   • GitHub Actions on every push + a README

   Programs to practice

   • Assert an API response inside a test
   • Run your suite in parallel with -n auto
   • Write your 'manual to automation' CV & LinkedIn story

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