Next, open another terminal and run npm test login. to 4728) of the appium server (may be when you have multiple servers for multiple devices) you can use following: os.system('start /B start cmd.exe /k appium -a 127.0.0.1 -p 4728')Īdd these two lines on your code: os.system('taskkill /F /IM node. To run the test, we first start the Appium server by running Appium on the command line, like so: ezesundayezeEzes-MacBook-Pro appium-app appium Appium Welcome to Appium v1.20.2 Appium Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4723. Os.system('start /B start cmd.exe /k appium') Now to answer your main question, below is what i used in my Python script to start the appium server on a new window so that it runs separately from the rest of the script execution: import os Installed npm (as part of node installation, MSI available at ).Posting the details of what i did to resolve this in case it helps someone:

Step 2: Make sure in android Developer Options, USB Debugging and Install via USB options are enabled. In my case it was not with the installation of Appium desktop version. Step 1: Connect the device using USB cable. First of all its good to check manually if 'appium' command on shell launches the appium server or not(Seems in your case its working fine).

Check if appium server is running