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Autotest vs Windmill comparison of testing frameworks
What are the differences between Autotest and Windmill?

Autotest

https://pypi.org/project/autotest/0.16.2/

Windmill

https://pypi.org/project/windmill/
Programming language

Python

Python

Category

UI Testing

General info

Autotest is a Python framework for fully automated testing

Windmill is an Open Source Web UI testing framework for Python

Windmill is an Open Source AJAX Web UI testing framework that implements in-browser recording and playback, cross browser testing and test integration
xUnit
Set of frameworks originating from SUnit (Smalltalk's testing framework). They share similar structure and functionality.

No

No

Client-side
Allows testing code execution on the client, such as a web browser

Yes

Its main function is testing of front-end components and functionality
Server-side
Allows testing the bahovior of a server-side code

No

Fixtures
Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data (fixtures) that are test-local. This ensures specific environment for a single test

N/A

Group fixtures
Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data for a group of tests (group-fixtures). This ensures specific environment for a given group of tests.

N/A

Generators
Supports data generators for tests. Data generators generate input data for test. The test is then run for each input data produced in this way.

Yes

By using third party libraries
Licence
Licence type governing the use and redistribution of the software

Unknown

Apache License 2.0

Mocks
Mocks are objects that simulate the behavior of real objects. Using mocks allows testing some part of the code in isolation (with other parts mocked when needed)

N/A

Grouping
Allows organizing tests in groups

N/A

Other
Other useful information about the testing framework