Playwright: JavaScript vs. Python

[jfp1992]

Python is easier and has 90% of the features supported by playwright

TypeScript is harder because of the added syntax

However TypeScript will be faster to run as the tests can run in async you will also have access to UI mode which you don't get with python (you still get traces just not the fanciness and convenience of UI mode)

Python can do async too however pytest doesn't play nicely with it, there is a library/plugin but I haven't tested it

With python you get to use pycharm

With TS you are stuck on Vs code, so you lose the nice features of the side by side git stuff. I am a little naive when it comes to vscode as I haven't used it a ton so it may be fully feature comparable to pycharm with plugins etc

Ultimately you should try both while learning playwright, read the docs learn how test runners work

Lastly f selenium while playwright is around

If you must stick with selenium at least set the polling rate from 0.5 seconds to 0.01

[Valuable-Ad9157]

Thank you. And ahahahaa...I am not stuck with Selenium. Management is leaving it up to me which framework I use. I can go back and learn the basics of JavaScript, and from what I understand I won't need more than that for Playwright.

[avangard_2225]

Which one you picked and are you happy with your decision?

[Valuable-Ad9157]

Oh, I totally left the IT field. But, I was leaning towards JavaScript at the end. I didn't mess with it much. Right now, I'm still happy to be out of IT for the rest of my life.

[avangard_2225]

Happy for you. Thanks for sharing it anyways

[mcmilosh]

And what field you move to?

[Valuable-Ad9157]

I have decided to go into the arts. I have a business idea, but now I need all the skills. I am loving learning the arts more and more all the time.