How to use Selenium with Python

Question

How do I set up Selenium to work with Python  I just want to write export scripts in Python  and then run them  Are there any resources for that  I tried googling  but the stuff I found was either referring to an outdated version of Selenium  RC   or an outdated version of Python

User · Answer

You just need to get selenium package imported, that you can do from command prompt using the command

pip install selenium

When you have to use it in any IDE just import this package, no other documentation required to be imported

For Eg :

import selenium 
print(selenium.__filepath__)

This is just a general command you may use in starting to check the filepath of selenium

User · Answer

You mean Selenium WebDriver   Huh      Prerequisite  Install Python based on your OS  Install with following command   pip install -U selenium   And use this module in your code   from selenium import webdriver   You can also use many of the following as required   from selenium webdriver common by import By from selenium webdriver support ui import Select from selenium common exceptions import NoSuchElementException   Here is an updated answer  I would recommend you to run script without IDE    Here is my approach   USE IDE to find xpath of object   element And use find element by xpath   click      An example below shows login page automation    ScriptName   Login py  --------------------- from selenium import webdriver   Following are optional required from selenium webdriver common by import By from selenium webdriver support ui import Select from selenium common exceptions import NoSuchElementException  baseurl    http   www mywebsite com login php  username    admin  password    admin   xpaths      usernameTxtBox       input  name  username                 passwordTxtBox       input  name  password                 submitButton         input  name  login                mydriver   webdriver Firefox   mydriver get baseurl  mydriver maximize window     Clear Username TextBox if already allowed  Remember Me   mydriver find element by xpath xpaths  usernameTxtBox    clear     Write Username in Username TextBox mydriver find element by xpath xpaths  usernameTxtBox    send keys username    Clear Password TextBox if already allowed  Remember Me   mydriver find element by xpath xpaths  passwordTxtBox    clear     Write Password in password TextBox mydriver find element by xpath xpaths  passwordTxtBox    send keys password    Click Login button mydriver find element by xpath xpaths  submitButton    click     There is an another way that you can find xpath of any object -   Install Firebug and Firepath addons in firefox Open URL in Firefox Press F12 to open Firepath developer instance  Select Firepath in below browser pane and chose select by  xpath   Move cursor of the mouse to element on webpage in the xpath textbox you will get xpath of an object element  Copy Paste xpath to the script    Run script -  python Login py   You can also use a CSS selector instead of xpath  CSS selectors are slightly faster than xpath in most cases  and are usually preferred over xpath  if there isn t an ID attribute on the elements you re interacting with    Firepath can also capture the object s locator as a CSS selector if you move your cursor to the object  You ll have to update your code to use the equivalent find by CSS selector method instead -  find element by css selector css selector

User · Answer

There are a lot of sources for selenium - here is good one for simple use Selenium  and here is a example snippet too Selenium Examples  You can find a lot of good sources to use selenium  it s not too hard to get it set up and start using it

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