How to open up Microsoft Edge using Selenium and Python

Question

I've already added the msedge driver into the path variable.

cmd confirmed that MSEdgeDriver was started successfully,

however, when I run

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import os

from selenium import webdriver

browser2 = webdriver.Edge()

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I get an exception error that says

"WebDriverException: Message: 'MicrosoftWebDriver.exe' executable needs to be in PATH."

help

Answer 1

As per the documentation in Use WebDriver (Chromium) for test automation , you need to follow the steps mentioned below:

• Install Microsoft Edge (Chromium) : Ensure you have installed Microsoft Edge (Chromium) . To confirm that you have Microsoft Edge (Chromium) installed, go to edge://settings/help in the browser, and verify the version number is Version 75 or later .
• Download Microsoft Edge Driver :
  • Go to edge://settings/help to get the version of Edge.

• Navigate to the Microsoft Edge Driver downloads page and download the driver that matches the Edge version number.

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Code Block

Now, you can use the following code block:

from selenium import webdriver

driver = webdriver.Edge(executable_path=r'C:\path\to\msedgedriver.exe')
driver.get('edge://settings/help')
print("Page title is: %s" %(driver.title))
#driver.quit()

Answer 2

If you want to open your driver without specifying path of your executable driver every-time you try to launch, Place the msedgedriver.exe's path into PATH (on Windows computer ). Then you can call default constructor of Web Driver class as below:

browser2 = webdriver.Edge()

Answer 3

You should rename the drivername.exe to MicrosoftWebDriver.exe. This file is taken from the path that you set in the environmental variables

Answer 4

A quick fix for this issue: go to the path with the edge driver and rename it. from msedgedriver to MicrosoftWebDriver . This should resolve this issue