Python Launch Pad Links and excercises

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Kick Start PYTHON...


So you want to start learning automation/scripting, but don't know how? Believe me, everyone's been there. I started learning python while I was commuting from Home to Office and other way, just by watching videos.

I started with this great series by Google, Google Python quick class. 

I would also recommend you to practice what he shows in his videos. One more thing where most people go wrong after watching such videos is that, you stop after watching a video series. You have to "apply" in your day to day work to learn a language.

You really don't need anything to practice python, other than python. If you are a manual tester, and want to get in to automation or learn scripting, this is the best thing to start of with.

As a manual tester, you will be having Logs to analyse, or analyse WLAN sniffer capture, or create reports using logs. For all of this you can use python and increase your efficiency. (This is also a kind of automation)

Things you do using python, and use it in your day to day life:
1. Start an application ( Ex: Tshark, start Ping to a DUT, iPerf etc)
2. Parse Log files ( Any text files, Sniffer logs,  iPerf Output )
3. Create 'Neat Test log archives', Create Test reports using these test logs. (Ex: Create Test reports in Excel using Test logs archives, Create Build on Build reports comparision and sooo on )
4. Create Scripts which can actually test your DUT.
5. If you have any idea, you can quickly do it in python. Give it a try, and you may learn a lot about python.

I will soon be posting an article about how we can use python to use in WLAN Automation. Now this wont be useful for everybody, but you will get a good idea of how you can use it in your setup, DUT, Infra etc.

Once you are comfortable with the language, you can challenge yourself by doing Python excercises in HackerRank.

If you have any other queries, please feel free to comment and I will try my best to help you out.

Comments

  1. naveen11 October 2022 at 03:31

    Hi very good topics. how to start python basics scripting with WLAN conceptes for attending the interviews

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