Set up appium with Simulator

Set up Appium with bluestack ( or any others simulators ) and python :

1. python set up :

   • pip install appium packages
   • appium driver install uiautomator2@2.0.1
   • pip install Appium-Python-Client

2. preinstallation for the envirenment :

   • install android sdk using android studio
   • install java jdk

3. set windows envirenment (or linux) :

   • add JAVA_HOME (system variable) : "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-22" (ps : linux don't need)
   • Download cmd tools

4. install Appium :

   • install appium gui or run it using terminal to start your server

5. restart pc (specially if you using Windows)

Optional :

• if you want restart appium server before runnig new script and close the old onces : "taskkill /F /IM node.exe"

For linux you need these steps :

after downloading android sdk cmd tools.

  - 
    -mkdir -p ~/android-sdk/cmdline-tools
    export ANDROID_HOME=~/android-sdk
    export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin
    export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools
    
    
    cd ~/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/bin
    ./sdkmanager --sdk_root=$ANDROID_HOME --update
    ./sdkmanager --sdk_root=$ANDROID_HOME "build-tools;31.0.0"
    
    #check apksigner 
    find $ANDROID_HOME -name "apksigner.jar"