Where to place ChromeDriver while executing tests through selenium in python?

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I installed selenium and downloaded chromedriver.exe When i run the code in my gitbash terminal then its working but not working when I run a python script in visual studio code.

On internet it say to put the file in the path but i don't know much about it. Where should i place the chromedriver.exe?

MatrixTXT · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-31 08:45:00Z

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Simple answer is Anywhere.

Add the path for where you put the driver by command line:

set PATH=%PATH%;C:\WHERE_I_PUT_THEDRIVER\

Or

In Your Control Panel -> All Control Panel Items -> System -> Advanced System Setting -> Advanced -> Environment Variable -> System Variable -> [Choose] Path -> [Click] Edit

So when you import it.

from selenium import webdriver

wd = webdriver.Chrome()

Or, if you prefer not to add new path,

from selenium import webdriver

__location__ = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), os.path.dirname(__file__)))
#__location__ is current file location
driver_loca = os.path.join(__location__, 'bin/chromedriver.exe')
wd = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path= driver_loca)

answered Aug 31, 2018 at 8:45

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Sultan Morbiwala Over a year ago

I add the command line for set path and says that a new directory is created. But still it didnt work. I can use webdriver in gitbash command line but can't use it in visual studio code. Is the problem in visual studio code settings?

MatrixTXT Over a year ago

@SultanMorbiwala, What kind of error do you have? Red underline in pylint?

Sultan Morbiwala Over a year ago

I says 'executable file may have wrong permission'. my code is driver = webdriver.Chrome() and created a path like you said above

Sultan Morbiwala Over a year ago

and visual studio code terminal says 'selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: 'chromedriver' executable needs to be in PATH. Please see sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/home'

Sultan Morbiwala Over a year ago

Problem solved, i directly chromedriver from pip. Thanks for the help.

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littlejiver · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-11 08:38:04Z

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driver=webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=r'C:\Users\littl\Downloads\chromedriver_win32\chromedriver.exe')

answered Aug 11, 2019 at 8:38

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Pratap Muthukrishnan · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-02 12:30:41Z

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I use Anaconda for which i placed chromedriver.exe in the following

C:\Users\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\Scripts

answered Sep 2, 2018 at 12:30

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undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-01 17:31:59Z

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Short answer is anywhere

As per your question you can put the ChromeDriver anywhere within your local system and when you initialize the WebDriver and Web Browser pass the Key executable_path mentioning the absolute path of the ChromeDriver as follows:

Windows OS style

driver=webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=r'C:\path\to\chromedriver.exe')

Linux OS style

driver=webdriver.Chrome(executable_path='/path/to/chromedriver')

MacLinux OS X style

driver=webdriver.Chrome(executable_path='/path/to/chromedriver')

Note: Avoid accessing ChromeDriver placed in shared drives.

edited Dec 1, 2018 at 17:31

answered Aug 31, 2018 at 9:18

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