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When I try to create a Firefox instance in Selenium, I get the following error:

Message: Expected browser binary location, but unable to find binary in default location, no 'moz:firefoxOptions.binary' capability provided, and no binary flag set on the command line

I'm running on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).

How can I fix it?

browser = webdriver.Firefox()

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "key.py", line 10, in <module>
    browser = webdriver.Firefox()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/firefox/webdriver.py", line 170, in __init__
    RemoteWebDriver.__init__(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 157, in __init__
    self.start_session(capabilities, browser_profile)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 252, in start_session
    response = self.execute(Command.NEW_SESSION, parameters)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 321, in execute
    self.error_handler.check_response(response)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response
    raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.SessionNotCreatedException: Message: Expected browser binary location, but unable to find binary in default location, no 'moz:firefoxOptions.binary' capability provided, and no binary flag set on the command line
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  • run ">whereis firefox" command and set that path in FirefoxOptions Commented Nov 19, 2020 at 9:02
  • You need firefox binary and geckodriver installed. Put them in your $PATH Commented Apr 7, 2021 at 22:44

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This error message...

selenium.common.exceptions.SessionNotCreatedException: Message: Expected browser binary location, but unable to find binary in default location, no 'moz:firefoxOptions.binary' capability provided, and no binary flag set on the command line

...implies that the GeckoDriver was unable to locate the firefox binary while trying to initiate/spawn a new Browsing Context i.e. Firefox Browser session.

Reason

The probable reason for this error can be either of the following:

  • Firefox isn't installed in your system.
  • Firefox isn't installed in the default location within your system.

Solution

The possible solutions are:

  • If Firefox isn't installed in your system, you need to install it before executing your tests.

  • If Firefox is installed at a customized location, you need to pass the absolute path of the firefox binary as follows through an Options() instance:

    from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.firefox.options import Options

options = Options()
options.binary_location = r"C:/location/to/Firefox/Binary/firefox.exe"
driver = webdriver.Firefox(options=options, executable_path="C:/location/to/geckodriver.exe")
driver.get('http://google.com/')

References

You can find a couple of relevant detailed discussion in:

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It worked for me by passing FirefoxBinary() options.

Code below worked for me.

from selenium.webdriver.firefox.firefox_binary import FirefoxBinary
from selenium import webdriver
firefox_binary = FirefoxBinary()
driver = webdriver.Firefox(firefox_binary=firefox_binary)

The above code will surely work for everyone.

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