如何使用Python以编程方式启动和停止Appium Server

Question

I am a newbie to Python and have created simple Appium Automation Test case for Android mobile app.

I have setup Jenkins server and want to run Appium on it so there are 2 ways:

1. Run appium server via Jenkins (We can run it using appium command but when I run appium command it just "hangs up" and showing server console continiously)
2. Start Appium Server programmatically using Python

I know we can run Appium Server programmatically using Java but don't know about python.

So, if you have any idea about either of above 2 ways, please post the answer.

Thank you

Answer 1

I have found the answer for 1:

Use appium & command.

Use & at the end of the command that will run it in background and didn't freeze the terminal.

Please Refer this

Answer 2

Below is what you can do for 2. Start Appium Server programmatically using Python

import os

#starts appium on same terminal window

os.system("appium")

#starts appium on new terminal window 
os.system("start /B start cmd.exe @cmd /k appium")

Answer 3

The way I do it is:

write appium in terminal

or if I want a specific chromedriver version then I do:

appium --chromedriver-executable /path/to/my/chromedriver/chromedriver_2.42

Answer 4

1) Create a shell script called startAppium.sh with this command: appium --debug &

2) Create a shell script called killAppium.sh with this command: kill $(ps -e | grep 'appium' | awk '{print $1}')

3) Use python to run either process to execute the shell scripts: import killProcess killProcess.call(['./killAppium.sh'])

Note: I use the above for Jenkins CI/CD in the groovy file's setup and post blocks with just the commands, ie: sh "appium --debug &" and sh "kill $(ps -e | grep 'appium' | awk '{print $1}')".