Get ChromeDriver
A tool to download and install ChromeDriver. Automatically download a ChromeDriver version for the current installed Chrome version. Or you can choose to download the beta version (if one is currently available), the stable version or another specific version. You can use this tool as a package import or as a command-line application.
Install
To install:
pip install get-chrome-driver
To upgrade:
pip install get-chrome-driver --upgrade
Usage
Install and use ChromeDriver with Selenium
import time
from get_chrome_driver import GetChromeDriver
from selenium import webdriver
# Install the driver:
# Downloads ChromeDriver for the installed Chrome version on the machine
# Adds the downloaded ChromeDriver to path
get_driver = GetChromeDriver()
get_driver.install()
# Use the installed ChromeDriver with Selenium
driver = webdriver.Chrome()
driver.get("https://google.com")
time.sleep(3)
driver.quit()
For downloading only
from get_chrome_driver import GetChromeDriver
get_driver = GetChromeDriver()
# Print the stable version
print(get_driver.stable_version())
# Print the stable version download link
print(get_driver.stable_version_url())
# Print the download link of a specific version
print(get_driver.version_url('84.0.4147.30'))
# Auto download ChromeDriver for the installed Chrome version
# Optional: use output_path= to specify where to download the driver
# Optional: use extract=True to extract the file
get_driver.auto_download(extract=True)
# Download the stable driver version
# Optional: use output_path= to specify where to download the driver
# Optional: use extract=True to extract the zip file
get_driver.download_stable_version(extract=True)
# Download a specific driver version
# Optional: use output_path= to specify where to download the driver
# Optional: use extract=True to extract the file
get_driver.download_version('84.0.4147.30', extract=True)
Command-line
Print the stable version url of all platforms:
get-chrome-driver --latest-urls
Print the stable version:
get-chrome-driver --stable-version
Print the stable version url:
get-chrome-driver --stable-url
Auto download ChromeDriver for the current installed Chrome version and extract the file:
get-chrome-driver --auto-download --extract
Download the stable version and extract the file:
get-chrome-driver --download-stable --extract
Download a specific version and extract the file:
get-chrome-driver --download-version 84.0.4147.30 --extract
The downloaded driver can be found at:
<current directory>/<chromedriver>/<version>/<bin>/<chromedriver>
Note: Beta version related options and functions will only work if one is currently available.
Options
--help Show help.
--beta-version Print the beta version.
--stable-version Print the stable version.
--latest-urls Print the beta and stable version urls for all platforms.
--version-url Print the url of a version.
--beta-url Print the beta version url.
--stable-url Print the stable version url.
--auto-download Download a ChromeDriver version for the installed Chrome Version.
--chromium Auto download will look for the installed Chromium version instead of Chrome.
--download-beta Download the beta version.
--download-stable Download the stable version.
--download-version Download a specific version.
--extract Extract the compressed driver file.
--driver-filename Print the driver filename.
--version App version.
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