QA Automation with Playwright and Pytest: UI and API Testing

Manual testing is no longer enough to keep up with fast-paced software development cycles. Transitioning into test automation is the key to scaling your quality assurance career and delivering reliable software. This text-based course guides you from the absolute basics of QA automation to designing and running comprehensive test frameworks for both web interfaces and APIs. You will understand how to write clean, maintainable test code and integrate automation into modern development workflows. What you'll learn: - Understand the core principles of test automation and how to establish a solid testing foundation. - Build robust browser automation scripts using Playwright and Python. - Validate API responses efficiently using Pytest, HTTPX, and structured data verification with Pydantic. - Apply industry-standard design patterns, like the Page Object Model, to keep your test suite maintainable. - Configure clear test reporting using Allure to track and communicate failures. - Explore modern QA workflows, including basic CI/CD pipeline integration and AI-assisted code reviews. The course starts with fundamental QA concepts and Python setup, gradually building up from simple UI scripts to a fully structured, multi-layered test automation framework. You will learn through clear, written explanations, code examples, and practical exercises designed to reinforce your learning. This course is designed for aspiring QA automation engineers, manual testers looking to upgrade their skills, and developers wanting to learn modern testing tools. No prior automation experience is required. Start reading today to build your first modern test automation framework.