I want to use Selenium to start Firefox.

Asked 2 years ago, Updated 2 years ago, 158 views

symptoms
When I run the Python code below in the Jupiter Notebook that I opened in VSCode, an error appears and Firefox cannot start.

 from selenium import geckodriver

ImportError Traceback (most recent call last)
/tmp/ipykernel_3513/2951967038.py in<module>
---->1 from selenium import geckodriver

ImportError: cannot import name 'geckodriver' from 'selenium' (/home/yusuke/anaconda3/envs/dev/lib/python3.9/site-packages/selenium/_init__.py)

from time import sleep
browser=geckodriver.Firefox()

Expectations
I want to start Firefox.

Reproduction Steps

Reproduction instructions (add)
7. Uninstall the geckodriver.
8. Install version 99 of Google Chrome for Linux.
9. Install ChromeDriver version 99.
10. Run the Python code below on the Jupiter Notebook that opened in VSCode.
I also added an error under the code.

 from selenium import webdriver
from time import sleep
browser=webdriver.Firefox()
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FileNotFoundError Traceback (most recent call last)
~/anaconda3/envs/dev/lib/python3.9/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py in start(self)
     71cmd.extend(self.command_line_args())
--- >72self.process=subprocess.Popen(cmd, env=self.env,
     73close_fds=platform.system()!='Windows',

~/anaconda3/env/dev/lib/python3.9/subprocess.py in __init__(self, args, bufsize, executable, stdin, stdout, stderr, preexec_fn, close_fds, shell, cwd, env, universal_newlines, startupinfo, creation_logs, restoration, restaurant, restaurant_news, resume, store, resume, store_s
    950 
-->951self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds,
    952pass_fds, cwd, env,

~/anaconda3/env/dev/lib/python3.9/subprocess.py in_execute_child(self,args,executable,preexec_fn,close_fds,pass_fds,cwd,env,startupinfo,creationflags,shell,p2cred,c2cred,c2cred,cred,c2cred,cred,prite,prite,red,prite,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red,
   1820 err_msg = os.sterror(errno_num)
->1821 raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)
   1822 raise child_exception_type(err_msg)

FileNotFoundError: [Errno2] No such file or directory: 'geckodriver'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

WebDriverException Traceback (most recent call last)
/tmp/ipykernel_3513/4270241205.py in<module>
---->1 browser=webdriver.Firefox()

~/anaconda3/envs/dev/lib/python3.9/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/firefox/webdriver.py in __init_(self,firefox_profile,firefox_binary,timeout,capabilities,proxy,executable_path,options,service_log_paths,firefoil_service_paths,firefires,service_paths,firefirections,service_paths,firefires,firefirections
    162 service_args = service_args,
    163 log_path = service_log_path )
-->164self.service.start()
    165 
    166 capabilities.update(options.to_capabilities())

~/anaconda3/envs/dev/lib/python3.9/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py in start(self)
     79 except OSError as err:
     80 if err.errno==errno.ENOENT:
--- >81 raise WebDriverException(
     82"%s' executable needs to be in PATH.%s"%(
     83 os.path.basename(self.path), self.start_error_message)

WebDriverException: Message: 'geckodriver' executable needs to be in PATH. 

python selenium selenium-webdriver

2022-09-30 16:53

1 Answers

Resolution Steps

PATH="$PATH":/usr/local/bin/geckodriver
PATH="$PATH":/usr/local/bin/chromedriver
 from selenium import webdriver
from time import sleep
browser=webdriver.Firefox()


2022-09-30 16:53

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