How can I configure the Selenium WebDriver by using the “ChromeOptions” in Python?

272    Asked by david_2585 in QA Testing , Asked on Jun 3, 2024

I am currently engaged in a particular task that is related to writing a Python script by using selenium to automate the testing of a web-based application. The web-based application requires specific browser settings for optimal performance, such as disabling notifications, starting in incognito mode, and setting a specific window size. How can I configure the selenium WebDriver by using “ChromeOptions” in Python to start Chrome in incognito mode and disable browser notifications? 

Answered by David

 In the context of selenium, here are the steps are given:-

  1. Firstly, you would need to create an instance of the ‘chromeoptions’ which would initialize the “chromeoptions” object to add our desired setting.
  2. Now you should add the incognito mode argument which would ensure that the chrome should start in the incognito mode.
  3. Now you can disable the browser notification as well from your browser.
  4. You can now set the browser window to 1200 pixels in width (example) and 800 pixels( example) in height.
  5. Now you would need to initialize the WebDriver with the configured options.
  6. Now you can open a webpage to verify the Configuration.
  7. In the end now you can close the browser after the test.

Here is the Java-based coding structure given for the above steps:-

Import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
Import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
Import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
Public class SeleniumConfig {
    Public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Set the path to the ChromeDriver executable
        System.setProperty(“webdriver.chrome.driver”, “path/to/chromedriver”);
        // Create an instance of ChromeOptions
        ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
        // Configure ChromeOptions
        Options.addArguments(“—incognito”); // Start Chrome in incognito mode
        Options.addArguments(“—disable-notifications”); // Disable browser notifications
        Options.addArguments(“window-size=1200,800”); // Set the browser window size to 1200x800
        // Initialize the WebDriver with the configured ChromeOptions
        WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        // Open a webpage to test the configuration
        Driver.get(https://www.example.com);
        // Close the browser after testing
        Driver.quit();
    }
}

This script would demonstrate how you can use the “chrome options” to customize the behavior of the chrome browser when automation tasks with Selenium in java programming language.

Here is the coding structure given by using the Python programming language:-

From selenium import webdriver
From selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
# Create an instance of ChromeOptions
Chrome_options = Options()
# Configure ChromeOptions
Chrome_options.add_argument(“—incognito”) # Start Chrome in incognito mode
Chrome_options.add_argument(“—disable-notifications”) # Disable browser notifications
Chrome_options.add_argument(“window-size=1200,800”) # Set the browser window size to 1200x800
# Initialize the WebDriver with the configured ChromeOptions
Driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=chrome_options)
# Open a webpage to test the configuration
Driver.get(https://www.example.com)
# Close the browser after testing
Driver.quit()

This Python code would demonstrate how you can configure and use the “chromeoptions” with Selenium WebDriver for automating a browser with specific settings.



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