Is it possible to use for loop in the step function in Squish (python)

[SquishHammer]

I tried to do a for loop in Squish step function to repeat several steps for different parameter, but it didn't work. This step function was called in the Background, so I also couldn't use the parameterization there with "Example". Any solution there?

[Nuno Mendes]

@SquishHammer you can do something very simple.

Let's say you have 3 functions:

@Given("foo")
def step(context):
    pass

@When("bar")
def step(context):
    pass

@Then("baz '|any|'")
def step(context, value):
    print(value)

First rename all the steps, so you don't have name collisions like so:

@Given("foo")
def foo(context):
    pass

@When("bar")
def bar(context):
    pass

@Then("baz '|any|'")
def baz(context, value):
    print(value)

Then you can have another step that calls these functions:

@Given("my step '|any|'")
def step(context, value):
    for i in range(10):
         foo(context)
         bar(context)
         baz(context, value)

[clanhuth]

@Nuno-Mendes, @SquishHammer, I advise against this, and instead suggest to create separate Python functions that do the needful, and calling those instead as desired.