Using Python To Start A Browser (chromium) And Change The Url

I am trying to write a script that makes it possible to change the url of an active process. So for instance, I am starting my browser using: browser = Popen(['chromium', 'http://w

Solution 1:

I recommend using selenium to automate this process although you could use webbrowser too:

from selenium.webdriver import *;

chrome = Chrome() # create browser
chrome.get('http://www.google.com')

Solution 2:

Just import webbrowser and use function webbrowser.open

Here's an example of opening a music playlist:

import webbrowser
gaana= 'http://gaana.com/playlist/gaana-dj-bollywood-top-50-1'
webbrowser.open_new_tab(gaana)

Solution 3:

i am working on ubuntu 16.04 and i solve this problem by using geckodriver.exe file. these steps are very simple please read caefully.

:: at first you have to install selenium by typing this command on terminal>>

for python2:-  python -m pip install --user seleniumfor python3:-  python3 -m pip install --user selenium

:: next step download geckodriver using link given below >>

https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases

:: since i am using ubuntu so i download geckodriver-v0.24.0-linux64.tar.gz now extract it.

:: now in the python code for firefox browsing add these lines >>

from selenium import webdriver

 browser = webdriver.Firefox(executable_path = '/home/aman/Downloads/geckodriver')
 url = str(raw_input("enter a valid url :: "))
 browser.get(url) #example :: url = https://www.google.com
 browser.close()

::for chrome browser >>

from selenium import webdriver

 browser = webdriver.chrome(executable_path = '/home/aman/Downloads/geckodriver')
 url = str(raw_input("enter a valid url :: "))
 browser.get(url) #example :: url = https://www.google.com
 browser.close()

:: in my pc i extract geckodriver in /home/aman/Downloads/geckodriver so you have to put whole path for geckodriver file where you extract your file.

:: now run this python file on python2.7,for python3 replace raw_input with input. i hope this will definitely work for you.