Index: tst_instructions_poc/test.py
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diff -u -r535df219a0721d69e25f36e9a24c98e7b59394b3 -r87ee9356d9ed8a0908be46622ddcced2cdc2d5a8
--- tst_instructions_poc/test.py	(.../test.py)	(revision 535df219a0721d69e25f36e9a24c98e7b59394b3)
+++ tst_instructions_poc/test.py	(.../test.py)	(revision 87ee9356d9ed8a0908be46622ddcced2cdc2d5a8)
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 title_list = []
 count_of_instructions = []
 title_count_dict = {}
+IMAGE_READY = 1
 image_list_from_location = os.listdir(config.EXPECTED_IMAGE_LOCATION)
 text_obj_names = [names.o_PreTreatmentBase_swipeview_SwipeView_WaterSample,names.o_PreTreatmentBase_swipeview_SwipeView_Consumables,names.o_preTreatmentDisposablesCartridgeInstallation_swipeview_SwipeView,names.o_preTreatmentDisposablesCartridgeConnetion_swipeview_SwipeView,names.o_PreTreatmentBase_swipeview_SwipeView,names.o_preTreatmentDisposablesSalineBag_swipeview_SwipeView,names.o_PreTreatmentBase_swipeview_SwipeView_3,names.o_EndTreatmentRinsebackInit_swipeview_SwipeView,names.o_EndTreatmentRinsebackComplete_swipeview_SwipeView,names.o_patientDisconnectionConfirm_swipeview_SwipeView,names.o_disposablesRemovalConfirm_swipeview_SwipeView,names.o_EndTreatmentBase_swipeview_SwipeView,names.o_disinfect_swipeview_SwipeView]
 rightarrow_obj_names = [names.o_preTreatmentConsumablesStack_PreTreatmentBase_TreatmentFlowBase,names.o_preTreatmentDisposablesStack_preTreatmentDisposablesCartridgeInstallation_TreatmentFlowBase,names.o_preTreatmentDisposablesStack_preTreatmentDisposablesCartridgeConnetion_TreatmentFlowBase,names.o_PreTreatmentStack_preTreatmentDisposablesStack_PreTreatmentDisposablesStack,names.o_pretreatmentConnectionStack_PreTreatmentBase_TreatmentFlowBase,names.o_EndTreatmentRinsebackStack_EndTreatmentRinsebackInit_EndTreatmentRinsebackInit,names.o_PostTreatmentStack_patientDisconnectionConfirm_TreatmentFlowBase,names.o_PostTreatmentStack_disposablesRemovalConfirm_TreatmentFlowBase,names.o_EndTreatmentRecirculateStack_EndTreatmentBase_EndTreatmentBase,names.o_DisinfectStack_disinfect_TreatmentFlowBase]
@@ -103,18 +104,9 @@
         #to remove last empty character from the string
         if instruction_text[-1] == " ":
             instruction_text = instruction_text.rstrip()
-        image_source = waitForObjectExists(get_img_obj(text_obj_names[0],"{}{}".format(config.IMAGE_LOCATION, image_text))).source.path
+        image_status = waitForObjectExists(get_img_obj(text_obj_names[0],"{}{}".format(config.IMAGE_LOCATION,image_text))).status
+        test.compare(str(image_status),str(IMAGE_READY),image_text + " - image title is valid and loaded on UI.")
         test.compare(str(waitForObject(get_text_obj(text_obj_names[0],instruction_text)).text),instruction_text, "Instruction from " +title+ " screen is visible and matched")
-        #appends .png extension to image names,if not present
-        if not(str(image_source).endswith(".png")):
-            image_source = "{}{}".format(image_source,".png")
-        if not(str(image_text).endswith(".png")):
-            image_text = str(image_text) + ".png"
-        #to verify if image name mentioned in instructions.conf file is present at location
-        if image_text in image_list_from_location:
-            test.compare(str(image_source),"{}{}".format(config.EXPECTED_IMAGE_LOCATION, image_text), "Image from " +title+ " screen is visible and matched")
-        else:
-            test.fail(image_text+" is not present at "+config.EXPECTED_IMAGE_LOCATION)
         if object.exists(names.o_next_button_ws):
             mouseClick(waitForObject(names.o_next_button))  
         if object.exists(names.o_fail_button_ws):