I want to run my python script which uses selenium to do some work. I need to test the code repeatedly and need to use the terminal as well. Thus the chrome window bugs me when it opens up in the foreground everytime. Also, I can't use the headless mode since my script crashes.
Is there any solution for this ??
You can minimize window after selenium started
from selenium import webdriver
driver = webdriver.Chrome()
driver.minimize_window
driver.get("your_pages")
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I exported bunch of Python scripts from the recorded session on Selenium IDE (from Edge Browser extension).
What I noticed that same .side file works fine through Selenium IDE , but they break on lot of Elements not found when run the exported Python Script by itself.
Is it possible to have some settings under Selenium IDE to add some WebDriverWait command so exported python script could add those automatically ?
I am sure internally Selenium IDE does wait for element to be present.
Thanks
I am trying to create a program to automate my Chrome browser. But the selenium chrome driver is not working. It opens up chrome for 1-2 seconds and then automatically canceled. Then it gives these errors.
You have a basic syntax problem.
Try this:
from selenium import webdriver
driver = webdriver.Chrome('D:\python projects\chromedriver.exe')
driver.get("https://www.youtube.com")
That error means your Chromdriver.exe is not updated based on your Google Chrom version.
In the error says your version of Google Chrome is 90.0.443.212.
Here: https://chromedriver.chromium.org/ you can download the chromedriver.exe
Download the chromdriver and then replace it, this should do the work.
Is it possible to use the PCKS#11 module of Firefox in headless mode?
I.e., for this scenario:
- use system console
- start Firefox in headless mode
- point it to a secured url
- PCKS#11 issues a console prompt for token instead of UI
I can't load a site. Selenium starts when I run my code (aka the specified browser opens - in this case Firefox) but absolutely nothing happens! I just have a blank browser. My code is as follows:
from selenium import webdriver
driver = webdriver.Firefox()
driver.get('http://isol.alachuaclerk.org/RealEstate/SearchEntry.aspx')
I can load the site manually in Firefox but Selenium/geckodriver can't. What's going on?!
I still do not know what the issue is. Not really a fix but rolling back a few geckodriver versions solved this. Why the latest geckodriver doesn't load this site but an older version does is beyond me.
I need to run Selenium (or another webscraping tool that can handle javascript) on a remote linux host (Webfaction). I am using Python.
Is this possible? The server is gui-less so I can't run browsers. Or can I, if I use PyVirtualDisplay?
What about running Selenium with HtmlUnit?
I have tried using Selenium with Selenium/PyVirtualDisplay/ChromeDriver, but keep getting various error messages. So I'm wondering if this is even possible before I continue to debug something impossible.
If you need to handle JavaScript Selenium/Webdriver seems to be a good solution.
If you need to run headless, GhostDriver (instead of ChromeDriver) is an excellent alternative. It is based on PhantomJS, a headless browser based itself on Webkit. It has full JS-support.