A very simple Appium test script for an iOS device

appium_test.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Simple Appium script that connects to an iOS device and prints the page source.
#
# Requires Python 3.x
#
# Run 'pip3 install Appium-Python-Client' to install dependencies

# Set these variables as appropriate for the device and app you want to launch

# Path to application package
APPIUM_APP='./apps/MyApplication.ipa'

# Device identification
APPIUM_DEVICE_NAME='KJ iPhone 6'
APPIUM_UDID='934d602e1b71517d368b59032522a1d563bc1e91'
APPIUM_PLATFORM_VERSION='12.4.1'


import datetime
from appium import webdriver

# Appium server URL
url='http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub'

# Appium parameters
capabilities = {
    'app'             : APPIUM_APP,
    'deviceName'      : APPIUM_DEVICE_NAME,
    'udid'            : APPIUM_UDID,
    'platformVersion' : APPIUM_PLATFORM_VERSION,
    'platformName'    : 'iOS',
    'automationName'  : 'xcuitest',
    'noReset'         : 'false',
    'fullReset'       : 'true',
}

print(f'TEST START: {datetime.datetime.now()}')

# Connect to Appium server and launch the app
driver = webdriver.Remote(url, capabilities)

# Get current page source
source = driver.page_source
print(f'PAGE SOURCE:\n{source}')

# Finished
print(f'TEST FINISH: {datetime.datetime.now()}')