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Scripting languages can simplify the creation & running of automated functional tests on web sites. The first section of the paper will discuss some of the open source tools that use scripting languages. The remainder of the paper will focus on test examples using:

twill - a web scripting tool written in Python

Selenium Remote Control - a test tool that allows writing of automated web application UI tests in any programming language

Stream: Python

Paper: A paper has not yet been submitted.

Over the last 20+ years, Mark has programmed in many languages, but has the most fun programming in Python which he has been using since 1997. He is the creator of the isapi_wsgi adaptor, and a number of Informix Database adaptors for Python Web Frameworks. He is also part of the small development team working on the IronPython Community Edition (http://fepy.sourceforge.net). He is the current convenor of SyPy, the Sydney Python Users Group. If selected to speak, this will be the fourth OSDC he has presented at.