I have a program which is an example of usability nightmare. It’s easier to create data in Excel and somehow migrate them to that program. Unfortunately, the only access to data is through GUI.
Well, I decided to find some automation tool for GUI testing, with Python as a scripting language. The need of Python is essential, because I don’t want to learn yet another scripting language, especially if it is claimed to be user-friendly.
The first try was TestComplete, but the license costs too much for me ($600), therefore I didn’t even consider it. Then I skipped several tools because of unknown scripting languages. Finally, I found something promising: Ranorex.
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