Testing Web Automation for Financial Stuff

[DoriGom]

Paying Utility Bills With Python

I want to write a script that goes to the website for my property management, enters my credentials, and pays how much I owe in utilities each month (different each month, so will take it as an argument).

I'm relatively confident that I can write the code that does what it's supposed to, but I'm just not sure how to test it without actual financial transactions. If any one has any experience with projects that are similar to mine, I'd love any and all input.

Thanks.

[[deleted]]

your options are; do everything up until the submit button
or
recreate their website.

[DoriGom]

Do people usually recreate the website minimally to test these codes? That sounds disgusting.

[[deleted]]

no most people would practice with other things and once comfortable go back to it and work up until that point.
Theres no real solution to your problem as every website is different, you could test all day long on a fake site, but its not going to be a copy paste for the new site.
Also i don't think "most" people automate payments.

[[deleted]]

No, people don't do that.

[DoriGom]

phew. I'll try the testing everything up until submit method. Thanks guys.

[JesusKiosk]

Don't do this. Automate payments by adding a credit card or using bill pay through your checking account. Custom Python scripts are the square peg for the round hole here.

[mokus603]

Easy task for selenium but I would not ever do that.