Selenium driven web browser shows a different date format than normally
When Selenium is not controlling the web browsers I see a date-time of the format:%a %d %b %Y, %I:%M %p as expected.
e.g. Wed 21 Nov 2018, 10:58 am
When Selenium is controlling the web browsers I see a date-time such as:
e.g. Nov. 21, 2018, 10:58 a.m.
Why is this Happening? What can I do to fix this?
FURTHER INFORMATION:
When I manually test this in Chrome and Firefox I always get the correct date format.
When I run my automated Selenium with Behave and Python test case to verify the text in the field which contains the date, I get a different format. The screenshots captured on test failure also show this incorrect date format.
I have used break point to pause the test and have a look myself. I can clearly see the incorrect date format.
The date-time itself is the correct date-time, just in incorrect format when selenium is controlling the web browser.
python python-2.7 selenium datetime-format python-behave
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When Selenium is not controlling the web browsers I see a date-time of the format:%a %d %b %Y, %I:%M %p as expected.
e.g. Wed 21 Nov 2018, 10:58 am
When Selenium is controlling the web browsers I see a date-time such as:
e.g. Nov. 21, 2018, 10:58 a.m.
Why is this Happening? What can I do to fix this?
FURTHER INFORMATION:
When I manually test this in Chrome and Firefox I always get the correct date format.
When I run my automated Selenium with Behave and Python test case to verify the text in the field which contains the date, I get a different format. The screenshots captured on test failure also show this incorrect date format.
I have used break point to pause the test and have a look myself. I can clearly see the incorrect date format.
The date-time itself is the correct date-time, just in incorrect format when selenium is controlling the web browser.
python python-2.7 selenium datetime-format python-behave
edited Nov 21 '18 at 13:02
Ali AzG
7131616
asked Nov 21 '18 at 11:38
GraceGrace
1
could there be a date configuration needed to be initialised in selenium?
– MEdwin
Nov 21 '18 at 11:40
Update the question with your code trials and relevant HTML.
– DebanjanB
Nov 21 '18 at 12:21
Are you running both of these tests on the same machine? I seriously doubt Selenium control has anything to do with it. More likely is when you run this manually, you are logging into a profile that has certain settings, etc. that is controlling this and when you run this using Selenium you have no profile.
– JeffC
Nov 21 '18 at 15:45
What do you mean by "manually test this in Chrome and Firefox"? Do you just go to the website and see that the date-time format is different? If so, it's possible that there's JavaScript updating the page and reformatting the date-time format.
– natn2323
Nov 23 '18 at 16:25
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When Selenium is not controlling the web browsers I see a date-time of the format:%a %d %b %Y, %I:%M %p as expected.
e.g. Wed 21 Nov 2018, 10:58 am
When Selenium is controlling the web browsers I see a date-time such as:
e.g. Nov. 21, 2018, 10:58 a.m.
Why is this Happening? What can I do to fix this?
FURTHER INFORMATION:
When I manually test this in Chrome and Firefox I always get the correct date format.
When I run my automated Selenium with Behave and Python test case to verify the text in the field which contains the date, I get a different format. The screenshots captured on test failure also show this incorrect date format.
I have used break point to pause the test and have a look myself. I can clearly see the incorrect date format.
The date-time itself is the correct date-time, just in incorrect format when selenium is controlling the web browser.
python python-2.7 selenium datetime-format python-behave
edited Nov 21 '18 at 13:02
Ali AzG
7131616
asked Nov 21 '18 at 11:38
GraceGrace
1
When Selenium is not controlling the web browsers I see a date-time of the format:%a %d %b %Y, %I:%M %p as expected.
e.g. Wed 21 Nov 2018, 10:58 am
When Selenium is controlling the web browsers I see a date-time such as:
e.g. Nov. 21, 2018, 10:58 a.m.
Why is this Happening? What can I do to fix this?
FURTHER INFORMATION:
When I manually test this in Chrome and Firefox I always get the correct date format.
When I run my automated Selenium with Behave and Python test case to verify the text in the field which contains the date, I get a different format. The screenshots captured on test failure also show this incorrect date format.
I have used break point to pause the test and have a look myself. I can clearly see the incorrect date format.
The date-time itself is the correct date-time, just in incorrect format when selenium is controlling the web browser.
python python-2.7 selenium datetime-format python-behave
python python-2.7 selenium datetime-format python-behave
edited Nov 21 '18 at 13:02
Ali AzG
7131616
asked Nov 21 '18 at 11:38
GraceGrace
1
edited Nov 21 '18 at 13:02
Ali AzG
7131616
asked Nov 21 '18 at 11:38
GraceGrace
1
edited Nov 21 '18 at 13:02
Ali AzG
7131616
edited Nov 21 '18 at 13:02
Ali AzG
7131616
edited Nov 21 '18 at 13:02
Ali AzG
7131616
7131616
asked Nov 21 '18 at 11:38
GraceGrace
1
asked Nov 21 '18 at 11:38
GraceGrace
1
asked Nov 21 '18 at 11:38
GraceGrace
1
1
could there be a date configuration needed to be initialised in selenium?
– MEdwin
Nov 21 '18 at 11:40
Update the question with your code trials and relevant HTML.
– DebanjanB
Nov 21 '18 at 12:21
Are you running both of these tests on the same machine? I seriously doubt Selenium control has anything to do with it. More likely is when you run this manually, you are logging into a profile that has certain settings, etc. that is controlling this and when you run this using Selenium you have no profile.
– JeffC
Nov 21 '18 at 15:45
What do you mean by "manually test this in Chrome and Firefox"? Do you just go to the website and see that the date-time format is different? If so, it's possible that there's JavaScript updating the page and reformatting the date-time format.
– natn2323
Nov 23 '18 at 16:25
add a comment |
could there be a date configuration needed to be initialised in selenium?
– MEdwin
Nov 21 '18 at 11:40
Update the question with your code trials and relevant HTML.
– DebanjanB
Nov 21 '18 at 12:21
Are you running both of these tests on the same machine? I seriously doubt Selenium control has anything to do with it. More likely is when you run this manually, you are logging into a profile that has certain settings, etc. that is controlling this and when you run this using Selenium you have no profile.
– JeffC
Nov 21 '18 at 15:45
What do you mean by "manually test this in Chrome and Firefox"? Do you just go to the website and see that the date-time format is different? If so, it's possible that there's JavaScript updating the page and reformatting the date-time format.
– natn2323
Nov 23 '18 at 16:25
could there be a date configuration needed to be initialised in selenium?
– MEdwin
Nov 21 '18 at 11:40
could there be a date configuration needed to be initialised in selenium?
– MEdwin
Nov 21 '18 at 11:40
Update the question with your code trials and relevant HTML.
– DebanjanB
Nov 21 '18 at 12:21
Update the question with your code trials and relevant HTML.
– DebanjanB
Nov 21 '18 at 12:21
Are you running both of these tests on the same machine? I seriously doubt Selenium control has anything to do with it. More likely is when you run this manually, you are logging into a profile that has certain settings, etc. that is controlling this and when you run this using Selenium you have no profile.
– JeffC
Nov 21 '18 at 15:45
Are you running both of these tests on the same machine? I seriously doubt Selenium control has anything to do with it. More likely is when you run this manually, you are logging into a profile that has certain settings, etc. that is controlling this and when you run this using Selenium you have no profile.
– JeffC
Nov 21 '18 at 15:45
What do you mean by "manually test this in Chrome and Firefox"? Do you just go to the website and see that the date-time format is different? If so, it's possible that there's JavaScript updating the page and reformatting the date-time format.
– natn2323
Nov 23 '18 at 16:25
What do you mean by "manually test this in Chrome and Firefox"? Do you just go to the website and see that the date-time format is different? If so, it's possible that there's JavaScript updating the page and reformatting the date-time format.
– natn2323
Nov 23 '18 at 16:25
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could there be a date configuration needed to be initialised in selenium?
– MEdwin
Nov 21 '18 at 11:40
Update the question with your code trials and relevant HTML.
– DebanjanB
Nov 21 '18 at 12:21
Are you running both of these tests on the same machine? I seriously doubt Selenium control has anything to do with it. More likely is when you run this manually, you are logging into a profile that has certain settings, etc. that is controlling this and when you run this using Selenium you have no profile.
– JeffC
Nov 21 '18 at 15:45
What do you mean by "manually test this in Chrome and Firefox"? Do you just go to the website and see that the date-time format is different? If so, it's possible that there's JavaScript updating the page and reformatting the date-time format.
– natn2323
Nov 23 '18 at 16:25