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32. Performance Considerations

Reducing test execution time The biggest wins, roughly in order of impact: 1. Auth session reuse (storage_state, Chapter 20) — skip repeated UI logins across the suite.

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Reducing test execution time

The biggest wins, roughly in order of impact: 1. Auth session reuse (storage_state, Chapter 20) — skip repeated UI logins across the suite.

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • Reducing test execution time
  • 2. API-based test data setup (Chapter 18) — skip slow UI flows for state that
  • Optimizing locators and waits
  • Worker/parallelization tuning
  • Part 7: Real-World Project & Job

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