How to Install Selenium Webdriver

To install Selenium Webdriver, you need to follow these steps:

How to Install Selenium Webdriver

  1. Install Python: Selenium is a Python library, so you need to install Python on your system if it's not already installed. You can download the latest version of Python from the official website: https://www.python.org/downloads/

  2. Install Selenium: After installing Python, you need to install the Selenium package using pip, which is the package manager for Python. Open a command prompt or terminal and run the following command:

  • pip install selenium

    This will download and install the Selenium package and its dependencies.

  • Download a Webdriver: Selenium requires a Webdriver executable to interact with a specific browser. You need to download the appropriate Webdriver executable file for the browser you want to automate. The following table shows the download links for some popular Webdrivers:

    BrowserWebdriver Download Link
    Chromehttps://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/downloads
    Firefoxhttps://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases
    Edgehttps://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/webdriver/

    Download the appropriate Webdriver executable file and place it in a directory on your system.

  • Set up your Test Environment: Now, you can start writing Selenium tests in Python. First, you need to create an instance of the WebDriver for the browser you want to automate, using the appropriate Webdriver executable file. Here's an example of how to create an instance of the Chrome WebDriver in Python:

  •  python

    from selenium import webdriver
    
    # specify the path to the chromedriver executable file
    driver_path = "/path/to/chromedriver"
    
    # create an instance of the Chrome WebDriver
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=driver_path)

    1. Replace /path/to/chromedriver with the path to the chromedriver executable file

    2. on your system.

    That's it! You've now installed Selenium Webdriver and set up your Python

    environment for web automation testing. You can start writing Selenium

    tests to automate your web applications.



    How to Install Selenium Webdriver How to Install Selenium Webdriver Reviewed by Liam Noah on February 28, 2023 Rating: 5

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