Selenium WebDriver Error: Why Can't I Obtain a Driver with Selenium Manager?

Selenium Webdriver Error: Unable to Obtain Driver

When attempting to utilize Selenium Webdriver, a common error encountered is the inability to obtain a driver due to two exceptions:

1. AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'capabilities'
2. NoSuchDriverException: Unable to obtain driver using Selenium Manager

Code Snippet:

from selenium import webdriver

chrome_driver_path = <chrome drive .exe path>
driver = webdriver.Chrome(chrome_driver_path)

Cause:

This error typically occurs when using Selenium version 4.6.0 or higher, where Selenium Manager attempts to retrieve the driver. However, in the given code, the driver path is explicitly set, which clashes with Selenium Manager.

Solution:

If Selenium version 4.6.0 or greater is being used, it is no longer necessary to set the driver path manually. Selenium Manager will handle the browser and drivers automatically.

Simplified Code:

from selenium import webdriver

driver = webdriver.Chrome()
driver.get("https://www.google.com/")
driver.quit()

References:

• Purpose of webdriver manager
• Introducing Selenium Manager

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