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http://qatestlab.com/ Pylot is easy to use, free tool for load testing Web applications. Despite the small size of distribution, it has rich functionality, which, moreover, can be expanded with his own, thanks to open source code.
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Pylot - Tool For Load Testing of Web Applications
Office in UkrainePhone: +380 44 501 55 38E-mail: contact (at) qa-testlab.comAddress: 154а, Borschagivska str., Kiev, Ukrainehttp://qatestlab.com/
Pylot
Pylot is easy to use, free tool for load testing Web applications. Despite the small size of distribution, it has rich functionality, which, moreover, can be expanded with his own, thanks to open source code.
Office in UkrainePhone: +380 44 501 55 38E-mail: contact (at) qa-testlab.comAddress: 154а, Borschagivska str., Kiev, Ukrainehttp://qatestlab.com/
PylotKey features of Pylot:
Support for HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) Generate a multi-threaded load Automatic handling cookies Check server response using regular expressions Displays real-time statistics Generates a detailed report about the test results
(HTML + graphics) Work in the console and graphical modes Ability to work remotely using XML-RPC Cross platform compatibility (Pylot written in Python)
Office in UkrainePhone: +380 44 501 55 38E-mail: contact (at) qa-testlab.comAddress: 154а, Borschagivska str., Kiev, Ukrainehttp://qatestlab.com/
To start working with Pylot, you will need:
Actually, the Pylot
Python version 2.5 or higher
Library wxPython (required only if you want to work with the utility in GUI mode)
Libraries NumPy and Matplotlib (needed only if you want to see
the graphs in reports about
the test results)
PylotAll test cases for Pylot must be recorded in the format of xml. By default they are stored in a file testcases.xml. Format of entries is follows:
<case> <url> URL </ url> <method> HTTP METHOD </ method> <body> REQUEST BODY CONTENT </ body> <add_header> ADDITIONAL HTTP HEADER </ add_header> <verify> STRING OR REGULAR EXPRESSION </ verify> <verify_negative> STRING OR REGULAR EXPRESSION </ verify_negative> <timer_group> TIMER GROUP NAME </ timer_group> </ Case>
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PylotAfter all that is necessary will be established it will be sufficient to execute the script run.py, located in the folder with the program. Running this script with no additional attributes will display a small help, which will describe all the possible options of utility. Also, if you installed wxPython, then after executing the command:
python run.py-g
will start the graphical interface.
Office in UkrainePhone: +380 44 501 55 38E-mail: contact (at) qa-testlab.comAddress: 154а, Borschagivska str., Kiev, Ukrainehttp://qatestlab.com/
PylotFor Windows users, there is a nice bonus in the form of tools for writing test, which is located in the directory.. \ pylot \ util. To run it you need to install PyWin32 and type in the command line
python pylot_win_recorder.py
after which will be launched IE and all the actions that you will perform in his window will be displayed in the console in the form of HTTP requests in a format xml-test cases.
As the test results Pylot proposes to use the HTML file with summary metrics, and logs server response for each of the streams.
Office in UkrainePhone: +380 44 501 55 38E-mail: contact (at) qa-testlab.comAddress: 154а, Borschagivska str., Kiev, Ukrainehttp://qatestlab.com/
Office in UkrainePhone: +380 44 501 55 38E-mail: contact (at) qa-testlab.comAddress: 154а, Borschagivska str., Kiev, Ukrainehttp://qatestlab.com/
