How to upload file on LambdaTest for automation test in Pytest

If you want to upload a file to the LambdaTest and use it in your Pytest automation test, you can follow the below steps. You can refer to sample test repo here.

Steps:

Step 1: Upload the file to LamdbaTest using API

Use the LambdaTest file upload API to upload the file to the backend -https://api.lambdatest.com/automation/api/v1/user-files

Step 2: Pass file in capabilities

In the conftest.py file, you need to update the test capabilities and add the filename for the lambda:userFiles capability. For example, if two files with filenames photo1.png and photo2.png, it has to be passed like so in the capability:

capabilities = {
        "build": "Sample PY Build",
        "platformName": "Windows 11",
        "browserName": "Chrome",
        "browserVersion": "latest",
		"lambda:userFiles": ["photo1.png","photo2.png"]
}

Step 3: Use the file in your test

The files can be used in your test like so:

• For Windows:

elm = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//input[@type='file']")
elm.send_keys("C:\\Users\\ltuser\\Downloads\\photo1.png")

• For MacOS:

elm = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//input[@type='file']")
elm.send_keys("/Users/ltuser/Downloads/photo1.png")

Step 4: Run your test

cd tests //navigate to tests directory
python sample_todo.py

Links:

LambdaTest Community