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A simple Python package for managing Selenium Chrome drivers in headless mode.

Project description

PyPI version License: MIT

headless-driver

A simple Python package for managing Selenium Chrome drivers in headless mode.

Features

  • Headless Chrome driver management
  • Temporary user data directory
  • Custom window size and user agent
  • Easy cleanup and context manager support
  • Remote and local driver support

Installation

pip install headless-driver

Usage

from headless import Headless

hl = Headless()
driver = hl.get_driver()
driver.get("https://example.com")
print(driver.title)
hl.quit()

Or use as a context manager:

from headless import Headless

with Headless() as driver:
    driver.get("https://example.com")
    print(driver.title)

Search

from headless import SearchScraper, Headless

hl = Headless()
driver = hl.get_driver()

scraper = SearchScraper(driver=driver, max_results=5)

results = scraper.search("Nuhman PK github")
print(results)

API Documentation

Headless class

Headless(
    user_data_dir: Optional[str] = None,
    window_size: Tuple[int, int] = (1920, 1080),
    user_agent: Optional[str] = None,
    headless: bool = True,
    chrome_driver_path: Optional[str] = '/opt/homebrew/bin/chromedriver',
    additional_args: Optional[List[str]] = None,
    remote_url: Optional[str] = None,
)
  • user_data_dir: Path for Chrome user data (temporary if not provided)
  • window_size: Browser window size (default: 1920x1080)
  • user_agent: Custom user agent string
  • headless: Run Chrome in headless mode (default: True)
  • chrome_driver_path: Path to chromedriver executable
  • additional_args: List of extra Chrome arguments
  • remote_url: Use remote Selenium server if provided

Methods

  • get_driver(): Returns a Selenium WebDriver instance
  • quit(): Quits the driver and cleans up user data

Running Tests

python -m unittest discover tests

License

MIT

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