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How do you install and set up Playwright in a new project?

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Installation steps:

# Install Playwright
npm init playwright@latest

# Or add to existing project
npm install @playwright/test

# Install browsers
npx playwright install

Basic configuration in playwright.config.js:

module.exports = {
  testDir: './tests',
  timeout: 30000,
  use: {
    browserName: 'chromium',
    headless: true,
    screenshot: 'only-on-failure'
  },
  projects: [
    { name: 'chromium', use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] } },
    { name: 'firefox', use: { ...devices['Desktop Firefox'] } }
  ]
};
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