I’m using LDTP to write a GUI test case script in python. I’m running the script in a virtual machine by nosetests.
And I get a block with the error of unable to find window X, while window X is absolutely displayed on the monitor. This error always occurs after LDTP actions.
Example:
After I open my subscription manager in the virtual machine (rhel6.8), I could find the subscription manager by calling getwindowlist():
>>> getwindowlist()
[‘frmTopExpandedEdgePanel’, ‘frmBottomExpandedEdgePanel’, ‘frmroot@localhost:~’,
‘frmx-nautilus-desktop’, ‘frmSubscriptionManager’]
Then I use getobjectlist() to do some action:
>>> getobjectlist(‘frmSubscriptionManager’)
[‘flr8’, ‘flr4’, ‘mnuAbout’, ‘flr6’, ‘flr7’, ‘flr0’, ‘flr1’, ‘flr2’,
‘flr3’, ‘ukn2’, ‘ukn3’, ‘ukn0’, ‘ukn1’, ‘scpn1’, ‘scpn0’, ‘scpn3’, ‘scpn2’,
‘lblStatus1’, ‘lblContract’, ‘ptl0’, ‘flr5’, ‘txtStartEndDateText’,
‘tblBundledProductsTable’, ‘scbr0’, ‘mnuRedeemSubscription’,
‘tchEndDate’, ‘lblStatus’, ‘mnuSystem’, ‘mnuRegister’, ‘tchStartDate’,
‘lblSKU’, ‘txtSKUText’, ‘txtProvidingSubscriptionsText’, ‘tchQuantity’,
‘txtSupportTypeText’, ‘ttblMySubscriptionsView’, ‘mnuEmpty’,
‘txtArchText’, ‘mnuConfigureProxy’, ‘txtSupportLevelAndTypeText’,
‘mnuHelp’, ‘mnuOnlineDocumentation’, ‘lblStart-EndDate’, ‘mbr0’,
……etc]
The window disappeared, even though it was still displayed on my virtual machine’s monitor.
>>> getwindowlist()
[‘frmTopExpandedEdgePanel’, ‘frmBottomExpandedEdgePanel’, ‘frmroot@localhost:~’, ‘frmx-nautilus-desktop’]
Why does this error occur, and how should I deal with this situation in an automated test?
