What are fixtures in Playwright, and why are they important for automation frameworks?

In this quick tutorial, learn how Playwright fixtures help you write clean, reusable, and maintainable tests.

What you’ll learn:

✅ What are fixtures?
✅ Built-in fixtures: `page`, `context`, `browser`, and `request`
✅ How fixture setup and teardown work
✅ Using fixtures inside test functions
✅ Creating custom fixtures with `test.extend()`
✅ Test-scoped vs worker-scoped fixtures
✅ Overriding built-in fixtures
✅ Best practices for scalable automation frameworks

Key takeaway: Fixtures manage dependencies and their setup and teardown, helping you avoid repeated setup code and build reliable automation frameworks.

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