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

import os

from selenium import webdriver

browser2 = webdriver.Edge()

I get an exception error that says

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

help

Does this answer your question? Error message: "'chromedriver' executable needs to be available in the path" — rahul rai
– rahul rai, Commented Aug 22, 2020 at 7:12

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-21 21:28:16Z

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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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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()

answered Aug 21, 2020 at 21:28

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smoochyboi Over a year ago

Thanks for the help, but is there anyway to run webdriver.Edge just as webdriver.Edge() without the executable path?

rahul rai · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-22 07:19:24Z

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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()

answered Aug 22, 2020 at 7:19

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smoochyboi Over a year ago

I added it to the system variables PATH, but it still doesn't seem to work.

PAX Over a year ago

Make sure that the name of the PE file matches the expected one. Currently, it is MicrosoftWebDriver.exe. Otherwise, set a debug point where Selenium fails when locating the executable and inspect the expected file name.

AnibaldelReal · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-09 22:19:55Z

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

answered Aug 9, 2021 at 22:19

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V. friesen · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-24 08:05:05Z

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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

answered Aug 24, 2021 at 8:05

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Ameen Maheen · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-19 09:50:25Z

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You need to download the browser driver from here
After the download completes, extract the driver executable to your preferred location. Add the folder where the executable is located to your PATH environment variable.

More details can be found here

answered Apr 19, 2022 at 9:50

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