unit testing - python selenium ide generated unittest, exporting using nose (xunit) with multiple cases using same browser -

so code below webdriver python code generated selenium ide on firefox. have other code generated long , wanted keep simple , short.

so problem want generate test case each line in test_ function need go in order, don't want create multiple test functions. have tried doing using yield functionality ( explained here http://nose.readthedocs.org/en/latest/writing_tests.html) doesn't passed loading web browser up. it's kinda hard explain since don't have actual code below.

i exporting results using nosetests --with-xunit , letting jenkins deal xml. when run code , @ xml, contains 1 large block of text output , thats in 1 tag, not separated.

so there way generate separate test cases still go through instructions sequentially. 1 solution have send in first instruction (driver.get(self.base_url + "/")), first 1 , second one, first, second, third. don't think best way.

also know assertions , of stuff unittest, need way have each web browser action test case not close browser when finishes each case, need keep 1 browser open , go through each action if played through selenium's ide on firefox.

maybe looking @ problem wrong, or coding wrong.

here generated code:

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- selenium import webdriver selenium.webdriver.common.by import selenium.webdriver.common.keys import keys selenium.webdriver.support.ui import select selenium.common.exceptions import nosuchelementexception selenium.common.exceptions import noalertpresentexception import unittest, time, re  class test(unittest.testcase):     def setup(self):         self.driver = webdriver.firefox()         self.driver.implicitly_wait(30)         self.base_url = "https://www.google.ca/"         self.verificationerrors = []         self.accept_next_alert = true      def test_(self):         driver = self.driver          driver.get(self.base_url + "/")         driver.find_element_by_id("lst-ib").clear()         driver.find_element_by_id("lst-ib").send_keys("nba")         driver.find_element_by_link_text("nba.com").click()         driver.find_element_by_link_text("tickets").click()         driver.find_element_by_link_text("stats").click()      def is_element_present(self, how, what):         try: self.driver.find_element(by=how, value=what)         except nosuchelementexception, e: return false         return true      def is_alert_present(self):         try: self.driver.switch_to_alert()         except noalertpresentexception, e: return false         return true      def close_alert_and_get_its_text(self):         try:             alert = self.driver.switch_to_alert()             alert_text = alert.text             if self.accept_next_alert:                 alert.accept()             else:                 alert.dismiss()             return alert_text         finally: self.accept_next_alert = true      def teardown(self):         self.driver.quit()         self.assertequal([], self.verificationerrors)  if __name__ == "__main__":     unittest.main() 

here want (with pseudo code):

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- selenium import webdriver selenium.webdriver.common.by import selenium.webdriver.common.keys import keys selenium.webdriver.support.ui import select selenium.common.exceptions import nosuchelementexception selenium.common.exceptions import noalertpresentexception import unittest, time, re  class test(unittest.testcase):     def setup(self):         self.driver = webdriver.firefox()         self.driver.implicitly_wait(30)         self.base_url = "https://www.google.ca/"         self.verificationerrors = []         self.accept_next_alert = true      def test_(self):         driver = self.driver           #run instruction below , add list of tests         driver.get(self.base_url + "/")          #if previous instruction successful, run 1 below , add list         driver.find_element_by_id("lst-ib").clear()          #do same         driver.find_element_by_id("lst-ib").send_keys("nba")          #etc, idea...hopefully :)         driver.find_element_by_link_text("nba.com").click()         driver.find_element_by_link_text("tickets").click()         driver.find_element_by_link_text("stats").click()      def is_element_present(self, how, what):         try: self.driver.find_element(by=how, value=what)         except nosuchelementexception, e: return false         return true      def is_alert_present(self):         try: self.driver.switch_to_alert()         except noalertpresentexception, e: return false         return true      def close_alert_and_get_its_text(self):         try:             alert = self.driver.switch_to_alert()             alert_text = alert.text             if self.accept_next_alert:                 alert.accept()             else:                 alert.dismiss()             return alert_text         finally: self.accept_next_alert = true      def teardown(self):         self.driver.quit()         self.assertequal([], self.verificationerrors)  if __name__ == "__main__":     unittest.main() 

the output if runs way want run:

website loaded google.ca ... ok   element found lst-ib , cleared ... ok   element found lst-ib , sent keys nba ... ok element found nba.com , clicked ... ok element found tickets , clicked ... ok element found stats , clicked ... ok  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ran 6 tests in 5.0s 

currently looks this:

loaded google, searched , clicked nba.com, clicked tickets , starts... ok        ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ran 1 tests in 5.0s 

in xml 1 large block , doesn't good, nor give feedback on tests

thanks :)

--------update--------------

seems didn't explain problem enough

so want code this:

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- selenium import webdriver selenium.webdriver.common.by import selenium.webdriver.common.keys import keys selenium.webdriver.support.ui import select selenium.common.exceptions import nosuchelementexception selenium.common.exceptions import noalertpresentexception import unittest, time, re  class test(unittest.testcase):     def setup(self):         self.driver = webdriver.firefox()         self.driver.implicitly_wait(30)         self.base_url = "https://www.google.ca/"         self.verificationerrors = []         self.accept_next_alert = true      def test_one(self):         driver = self.driver                      driver.get(self.base_url + "/")      def test_two(self):         driver = self.driver          driver.find_element_by_id("lst-ib").clear()      def test_three(self):         driver = self.driver          driver.find_element_by_id("lst-ib").send_keys("nba")      def test_four(self):         driver = self.driver          driver.find_element_by_link_text("nba.com").click()      def test_five(self):         driver = self.driver          driver.find_element_by_link_text("tickets").click()      def test_six(self):         driver = self.driver          driver.find_element_by_link_text("stats").click()      def is_element_present(self, how, what):         try: self.driver.find_element(by=how, value=what)         except nosuchelementexception, e: return false         return true      def is_alert_present(self):         try: self.driver.switch_to_alert()         except noalertpresentexception, e: return false         return true      def close_alert_and_get_its_text(self):         try:             alert = self.driver.switch_to_alert()             alert_text = alert.text             if self.accept_next_alert:                 alert.accept()             else:                 alert.dismiss()             return alert_text         finally: self.accept_next_alert = true      def teardown(self):         self.driver.quit()         self.assertequal([], self.verificationerrors)  if __name__ == "__main__":     unittest.main() 

in situation above xml file created have 6 different entries, doesn't need since creates new browser every time starts test. need create 6 cases not close browser. thinking how remove setup test functions