To complete a project using Selenium, I first need to add Geckodriver to PATH. I have read many articles about adding elements to PATH, but none of them end up working (I follow the steps and add a new element to PATH, but when I run my program I get the 'geckodriver' executable needs to be in PATH error.
1: I first download this version of Geckodriver from here: https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases
2: I extract the folder and add it to the PATH
3: When I run my program, I get the same error Message: 'geckodriver' executable needs to be in PATH.
Any help would be appreciated!
You do need to add an environment variable for the firefox driver.
String exePath = ".\\lib\\geckodriver.exe"; System.setProperty("webdriver.gecko.driver", exePath); driver = new FirefoxDriver();
You don't have to add a new environment variable, just move the file geckodriver.exe to your python folder, which in my case is
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310
Then to start the firefox driver just run
from selenium import webdriver
driver = webdriver.Firefox()
Im new to Mac OSX. Downloaded my Robotframework(Selenium & Java) project from git and tried to execute the code locally wherein I received the below error.
Suite setup failed:
IllegalStateException: The driver is not executable: /Users/roja/Documents/GitHub/testautomation/chromedrivers/chromedriver_osx
To rectify this issue, I followed the below but it didnt work.
Upgraded the selenium-java and standalone version from 2.53.1 to 3.4.0.
Driver path specified to Users/roja/automation
Chromedriver upgraded from 2.31 to 2.33
And the same driver version updated even in the path specified in the exception above.
Also Im unsure why the path is defaulted to /Users/roja/Documents/GitHub/testautomation/chromedrivers/chromedriver_osx. My git projects are saved in the path usr/local/git/testautomation and chromedriver also saved in the same. please clarify and provide me a solution.
Below code written for launching the browser,
public void LaunchBrowser() throws InterruptedException {
System.setProperty("Webdriver.chrome.driver", "/Users/roja/Automation/chromedriver_osx");
driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.manage().window().maximize();
}
Quick installation of the latest ChromeDriver
To install the latest version of ChromeDriver:
Mac users with Homebrew:
brew tap homebrew/cask && brew cask install chromedriver
Original answered Nov 15 '17 at 12:04
The error IllegalStateException: The driver is not executable: /Users/roja/Documents/GitHub/testautomation/chromedrivers/chromedriver_osx says it all. You have to make exactly 4 changes as follows :
Change Webdriver.chrome.driver as :
webdriver.chrome.driver
Change /Users/roja/Automation/chromedriver_osx as we need to include the name of the webdriver binary i.e. chromedriver as a value :
/Users/roja/Automation/chromedriver_osx/chromedriver
Change driver = new ChromeDriver(); as :
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
Remove unwanted throws InterruptedException to keep your code short and simple.
FYI I had to do the solution proposed by varunrao321: Navigate to the folder containing chromedriver and run chmod +x chromedriver
I tried giving full permission to the chromedriver and it works fine.
chmod +x chromedriver
or
chmod 777 chromedriver
Another solution that worked for me.
Navigate to the folder containing chromedriver and run
"chmod +x chromedriver"
Worked for me as well:
Step 1: Open terminal
Step 2: Navigate to the path folder containing chromedriver
Step 3: Run chmod +x chromedriver
#debanjan already explain good expalaination to you, I am just giving you correct code:
public void LaunchBrowser() throws InterruptedException {
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "/Users/roja/Automation/chromedriver_osx/chromedriver");
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.manage().window().maximize();
}
It may be due to the permission access. Download the chrome driver using http://chromedriver.chromium.org/downloads and then give path.
Example:
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver","/Users/xyz/Downloads/chromedriver");
The way I solved this problem was by importing the chromedriver with right click>Import instead of dragging it to the folder.
I don't know exactly why, but it worked.
For me, it was the last driver that was not working with the chrome version installed on my macOS mojave. I was forced to install last version of google chrome, then it worked.
You may install chromedriver by brew
brew cask install chromedriver
After that, as DebanjanB said, replace your
System.setProperty("Webdriver.chrome.driver","/Users/roja/Automation/chromedriver_osx");
with
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "/usr/local/bin/chromedriver");
It works for me.
One More Solution :
Visit : https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/downloads
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Under "Current Releases" section, Click on Chrome driver link which is updated in your system.
Automatically it will redirect to "https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/index.html?path="
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Click on link for mac and unzip the folder.
Now paste chromedriver.exe file into your project.
And provide below mentioned code-
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
public class SetChromeDriver {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/chromedriver");
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://www.google.com/");
driver.quit();
}
}
Run this command in the folder where chromedriver is present: chmod +x chromedriver
I'm beginner of selenium.
I want to open firefox using geckodriver.exe.
Here is my code.
from selenium import webdriver
import os
path = os.getcwd()
firefox_driver_path = str(path)
browser = webdriver.Firefox(firefox_driver_path)
I have confirmed that geckodriver.exe is in the same directory.
Error code
Message: Service geckodriver unexpectedly exited. Status code was: 1
I couldn't find a clear resolution to the above error.
I'm sorry, but please tell me why this error happened and how to resolve it.
Environment: Windows11, Python 3.8.8, selenium-4.1.2
I have resolved this trouble by updating geckodriver.exe to newer version.
There is a program that schools implement every day to prevent corona.
I'm going to make a macro using Selenium.
However, it cannot be executed due to the above error. I would appreciate it if you could suggest a solution.
Error : WebDriverException: 'chromedriver' executable needs to be in PATH. Please see https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/home
code content
from selenium import webdriver
driver = webdriver.Chrome('chromedriver')
driver.implicitly_wait(3)
driver.get('https://hcs.eduro.go.kr/#/relogin')
I am getting the following error while trying to get selenium webdriver working with robot framework.
WebDriverException: Message: Expected browser binary location, but unable to find binary in default location, no 'moz:firefoxOptions.binary' capability provided, and no binary flag set on the command line
I have downloaded the webdriver executable and have put it into path, but am still getting the error.
This is not related to robot framework. If you are able to open firefox using selenium python without giving path of firefox binary then it works fine in robot framework as well.
By default selenium will look into the path - C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\
Please install firefox using the link - http://filehippo.com/download_firefox/67599/
I had Firefox installed at the default location itself - C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\, but I was still getting this error. I got it fixed by adding the Firefox location using FirefoxOptions class
FirefoxOptions options = new FirefoxOptions();
options.setBinary("C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe"); //This is the location where you have installed Firefox on your machine
FirefoxDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver(options);
driver.get("http://www.google.com");
I'm using the latest versions of Selenium, Firefox and GeckoDriver as specified in this article - http://www.automationtestinghub.com/selenium-3-0-launch-firefox-with-geckodriver/
I got the the same error,
For firefox on windows:
put below dir in you Path
C:\Users\abc\appData\Local\Mozilla Firefox\