How can I set up and configure Microsoft Edge WebDriver in my Python environment?

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

Download Microsoft Edges WebDriver

First, you would need to download the appropriate Microsoft Edge WebDriver which is compatible with your installed version of Microsoft Edge.

Install Selenium and configure WebDriver

Now you can open your terminal or the command prompt and then you can install selenium for Python by using pip if you haven’t already.

Python script for selenium testing

Now you can write a Python-based script to automate testing by using the selenium WebDriver with Microsoft Edge. Here is an example given:-

From selenium import webdriver

# Specify the path to the Microsoft Edge WebDriver executable

Edge_driver_path = ‘path_to_edgedriver_directory/msedgedriver.exe’  # Update with your actual path

# Configure the Edge WebDriver with desired options

Edge_options = webdriver.EdgeOptions()

# Add any desired options, for example:

# edge_options.add_argument(‘—headless’)  # Run Edge in headless mode

# Initialize the Edge WebDriver with options

Driver = webdriver.Edge(executable_path=edge_driver_path, options=edge_options)

Try:

    # Navigate to the target URL

    Driver.get(‘https://www.example.com’)

    # Perform automated testing actions

    # …

Finally:

    # Quit the WebDriver to release resources 

    Driver.quit()Execute the Python script

Now you can save the Python script with the extension of .oy and then you can implement it by using a Python interpreter.

Here is the example given below if you can set up and configure the Microsoft Edge WebDriver in Python by using the selenium for automated testing:-

From selenium import webdriver

From selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

From selenium.webdriver.edge.service import Service

From selenium.webdriver.edge.options import Options

Import time

# Set the path to the Microsoft Edge WebDriver executable

Edge_driver_path = ‘path_to_edgedriver_directory/msedgedriver.exe’  # Update with your actual path

# Configure Edge WebDriver options

Edge_options = Options()

# Uncomment the line below to run Edge in headless mode

# edge_options.add_argument(‘—headless’)

# Set Edge WebDriver service

Edge_service = Service(edge_driver_path)

# Initialize Edge WebDriver with options and service

Driver = webdriver.Edge(service=edge_service, options=edge_options)

Try:

    # Navigate to the target URL

    Driver.get(‘https://www.example.com’)

    # Wait for page elements to load

    Time.sleep(3)

    # Find and interact with elements

    Search_box = driver.find_element(By.NAME, ‘q’)

    Search_box.send_keys(‘Selenium WebDriver’)

    Search_box.submit()

    # Wait for search results page to load

    Time.sleep(3)

    # Print the title of the search results page

    Print(“Search Results Page Title:”, driver.title)

    # Example of additional actions (clicking a link)

    # link_element = driver.find_element(By.LINK_TEXT, ‘Selenium – Web Browser Automation’)

    # link_element.click()

    # Wait for a few seconds (for demonstration)

    Time.sleep(3)

Finally:

    # Quit the WebDriver to release resources

    Driver.quit()

Here is also the example given by using java programming language of how you can set up and configure the microsoft edge WebDriver in java programming language by using the selenium for automated testing:-

Import org.openqa.selenium.By;

Import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;

Import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;

Import org.openqa.selenium.edge.EdgeDriver;

Import org.openqa.selenium.edge.EdgeOptions;

Import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

Public class EdgeWebDriverExample {

    Public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Set the path to the Microsoft Edge WebDriver executable

        System.setProperty(“webdriver.edge.driver”, “path_to_edgedriver_directory/msedgedriver.exe”); // Update with your actual path

        // Configure Edge WebDriver options

        EdgeOptions edgeOptions = new EdgeOptions();

        // Uncomment the line below to run Edge in headless mode

        // edgeOptions.addArguments(“—headless”);

        // Initialize Edge WebDriver with options

        WebDriver driver = new EdgeDriver(edgeOptions);

        Try {

            // Navigate to the target URL

            Driver.get(https://www.example.com);

            // Set implicit wait time to wait for elements to load

            Driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);

            // Find and interact with elements

            WebElement searchBox = driver.findElement(By.name(“q”));

            searchBox.sendKeys(“Selenium WebDriver”);

            searchBox.submit();

            // Wait for search results page to load

            Thread.sleep(3000); // Wait for 3 seconds (for demonstration)

            // Print the title of the search results page

            System.out.println(“Search Results Page Title: “ + driver.getTitle());

            // Example of additional actions (clicking a link)

            // WebElement linkElement = driver.findElement(By.linkText(“Selenium – Web Browser Automation”));

            // linkElement.click();

            // Wait for a few seconds (for demonstration)

            Thread.sleep(3000);

        } catch (InterruptedException e) {

            e.printStackTrace();

        } finally {

            // Quit the WebDriver to release resources

            Driver.quit();

        }

    }

}