--- title: How to Use pytest Skip Test And XFail in Selenium description: Learn how to use pytest skip test functionality to skip tests in Selenium automation. Understand the rationale behind using Python and Selenium for test... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-use-pytest-skip-test-and-xfail-in-selenium-2glmfvjx5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Use pytest Skip Test And XFail in Selenium | daily.dev og:description: Learn how to use pytest skip test functionality to skip tests in Selenium automation. Understand the rationale behind using Python and Selenium for test... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-use-pytest-skip-test-and-xfail-in-selenium-2glmfvjx5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2GLMfVjX5.png og:image:alt: How to Use pytest Skip Test And XFail in Selenium og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Use pytest Skip Test And XFail in Selenium **[TestMu AI \(Formerly LambdaTest\)](https://daily.dev/sources/testmu_ai)** · 22 min read · 7 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Learn how to use pytest skip test functionality to skip tests in Selenium automation. Understand the rationale behind using Python and Selenium for test automation. Configure essential environments for running automation tests on an online Selenium grid using the LambdaTest platform. 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