In Selenium automation testing, skipping tests is usually controlled by the testing framework you’re using alongside Selenium, such as JUnit, TestNG, or pytest. These frameworks provide mechanisms to skip tests under certain conditions. Here’s how you can skip tests in some of the popular testing frameworks:

1. JUnit (Java):

• Use the @Disabled annotation to skip a test.
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  import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled; import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test; public class SeleniumTest { @Test @Disabled("Skipping this test") public void testToSkip() { // test code } @Test public void regularTest() { // test code } }

2. TestNG (Java):

• Use the enabled parameter in the @Test annotation.
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  import org.testng.annotations.Test; public class SeleniumTest { @Test(enabled = false) public void testToSkip() { // test code } @Test public void regularTest() { // test code } }

3. pytest (Python):

• Use the pytest.mark.skip decorator to skip a test.
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  import pytest @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Skipping this test") def test_to_skip(): # test code def test_regular(): # test code

4. Conditional Skipping:

You can also skip tests based on certain conditions:

• JUnit: Use Assumptions.assumeTrue(condition) or @DisabledIf and @EnabledIf annotations for conditional skipping.
• TestNG: Implement the IInvokedMethodListener interface or use @Test(enabled = condition) to skip based on conditions.
• pytest: Use pytest.mark.skipif(condition) to skip tests conditionally.

5. Skipping Tests at Runtime:

Sometimes, you might want to skip tests dynamically during runtime based on certain conditions (like environment variables or configuration settings):

• In such cases, use conditional statements within your test methods and incorporate the skipping logic of the respective framework.

6. Reporting Skipped Tests:

• Skipped tests are usually reported in the test results. This helps in understanding why certain tests were not executed.

7. Best Practices:

• Clearly document the reason for skipping tests.
• Regularly review skipped tests to determine if they should be re-enabled or removed.
• Use conditional skipping judiciously to ensure that important test cases are not inadvertently skipped.