Run Python Selenium webdriver in ssh

Question

I want to run selenium webdriver in a remote server. I just tried a really simple script:

from pyvirtualdisplay import Display
from selenium import webdriver
display = Display(visible=0, size=(800,600))
display.start()
driver = webdriver.Chrome()
driver.get("http://www.google.com")
print browser.title
browser.quit()
display.stop()

The error is:

File "1.py", line 7, in <module>
driver = webdriver.Chrome()
File "/home/shunyang/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/chrome/webdriver.py", line 61, in __init__
self.service.start()
File "/home/shunyang/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py", line 85, in start
self.assert_process_still_running()
File "/home/shunyang/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py", line 98, in assert_process_still_running
% (self.path, return_code)
selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException:
Message: Service chromedriver unexpectedly exited. 
Status code was: 1

I wonder what is wrong with my setup and how to solve this issue. Thanks!

Lucas Azevedo · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-29 15:19:10Z

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I had the same problem. After trying many things, updating chrome solved it :)

sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

answered May 29, 2018 at 15:19

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Lucas Azevedo Over a year ago

Check your version with google-chrome --version and download the chromedriver for the version you have.

JCarlosR Over a year ago

If I run the script from the terminal (connected to Ubuntu via VNC Viewer), it works. But if I run the script via PuTTy (SSH connection from Windows), it fails (Chrome doesn't start correctly).

Lucas Azevedo Over a year ago

What are your chromedriver configurations? Have you set headless? chrome_options = Options() chrome_options.add_argument("--headless") driver = webdriver.Chrome(chrome_options=chrome_options)

sKyTzi · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-28 13:12:21Z

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If you change Chrome for Firefox, it works just fine (as long as you have correct version of Firefox - selenium always catches up, but it has some delay - so older version might be needed (update selenium and check what version works with it).

As for Chrome, try giving it path in argument. For example: driver = webdriver.Chrome('PATH\TO\CHROME').

edited Jun 28, 2016 at 13:12

answered Jun 28, 2016 at 13:03

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