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# [Guide to Playwright Debugging – Tips and Techniques](https://jacereed.hashnode.dev/guide-to-playwright-debugging-tips-and-techniques?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Playwright is a powerful test automation tool that is gaining popularity in the software development world. The tool allows to automate browser tasks and test web applications. It offers great performance and efficiency in terms of performing automat...

Oct 17, 2024 · 11 min read · jacereed.hashnode.dev  
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[Michael Weber](https://hashnode.com/@weberstmichael)

[Aug 19](https://hashnode.com/posts/guide-to-playwright-debugging-tips-and-techniques/6710dc8f273e2adf34906e9d/comment/6a853eb75cb721280c59e216)

Great read! The tip about using PWDEBUG=console to expose the global playwright object in Browser DevTools is so underrated. Being able to evaluate selectors like playwright.$(selector) directly in the console saves a lot of trial and error when dealing with shadow DOM or dynamic locators.

When managing larger E2E suites synced with platforms like Testomat.io, having a solid debugging loop locally keeps build times fast and flaky tests to a minimum.

If readers want to explore more tips on actionability checks and debugging setup, check out this guide on playwright inspector. [testomat.io/blog/debugging-tracing-playwright-fea…](https://testomat.io/blog/debugging-tracing-playwright-features-tips-techniques-to-running-and-debugging-tests/)