First Selenium Python Script

Selenium Python for Beginners [ 2024 ]

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First Selenium Python Script

Step-by-step instructions for writing your first Selenium

Python automation script.

New Script File

Let’s write a simple code. Follow the below steps to create the script.

Launch the Eclipse IDE.

Create a new script file.

File >> New >> File

Create New Script File Python

Give a name to the script file. Python script file should have .py

file extension. Enter the following code in the script and save it.

Script Code

from selenium import webdriver
import time

browser = webdriver.Chrome()
browser.get('https://example.com')
time.sleep(10)
browser.quit()<br />

Selenium First Python Script

Run the Script

Right-click on the script and choose the following option: Run As >> Python Run

Explanation

Let’s understand the script. The first statement

from selenium import webdriver

This will import Selenium Webdriver into the script, allowing you to use Selenium commands in the script. Similarly, import time will allow time commands in the script.

time.sleep(10) will pause the script execution for 10 seconds. This will allow you to see the browser launched by the script. Otherwise, the script will execute quickly and immediately close the browser.

browser = webdriver.Chrome()

The above statement initializes the browser object by creating an instance of the Chrome object. This will create and start a session for browser interaction.

browser.get(‘https://example.com’)

The get() method allows the browser to navigate the specified URL.

browser.quit()

The quit() method closes the browser. This method will close all browser instances, and no more browser commands can be sent to the browser in the script.

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