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Here's my code:

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options

options = Options()
options.add_argument(r'--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Winsome\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data')
options.add_argument('--profile-directory=Profile 4')
options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['enable-logging'])
options.add_argument('log-level=3')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path='chromedriver', options=options)
driver.get("https://github.com")

When I run the code, I get an error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "app.py", line 10, in driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path='chromedriver', options=options) File "C:\Users\Winsome\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\chrome\webdriver.py", line 81, in init desired_capabilities=desired_capabilities) File "C:\Users\Winsome\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 157, in init self.start_session(capabilities, browser_profile) File "C:\Users\Winsome\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 252, in start_session response = self.execute(Command.NEW_SESSION, parameters) File "C:\Users\Winsome\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 321, in execute self.error_handler.check_response(response) File "C:\Users\Winsome\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace) selenium.common.exceptions.InvalidArgumentException: Message: invalid argument: user data directory is already in use, please specify a unique value for --user-data-dir argument, or don't use --user-data-dir

I am sure that I have no chrome windows open, but I don't know why I'm getting the error :( Can anyone help?

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  • What OS are you using? Commented Jul 21, 2021 at 11:29
  • Obviously, Windows. Commented Jul 21, 2021 at 11:30
  • Well can you check your argument which you are passing in the .add_argument() I can see it displays InvalidArgumentException: Message: invalid argument Commented Jul 21, 2021 at 11:42
  • @YaDavMaNish Can you give me the code for that? Commented Jul 21, 2021 at 11:46
  • @AbhirajshriWinsome check the ref link in the answer Commented Jul 21, 2021 at 11:48

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Closing all Chrome tabs does not mean that Chrome is not running in the background.

For Windows, please open Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Delete) and look in the Processes tab for any Chrome related processes.

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I even restarted my PC, but same error again :(
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Remove this line

options.add_argument(r'--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Winsome\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data')

from your code.
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But it is loading the page in some anonymous profile... but I wanted in profile 4 only
I see. have you tried to set user-data-dir as ..\User Data\Default to access the Default Chrome Profile as described there?
Yes, I did. But still it's opening in some anyonymous profile
Well, I currently have no much time, sorry. Upvoted and leaved for now :)
:'( ok, I'll be waiting until you reply
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Reference PC Build info: Windows 11 (22622.290), Google Chrome (103.0.5060.114), selenium (4.3.0), ChromeDriver (103.0.5060.53)

I confirmed that this worked for me:

from selenium import webdriver

# add chrome options
chrome_options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
chrome_options.add_argument("user-data-dir=C:\\Users\\dtada\\AppData\\Local\\Google\\Chrome\\User Data")
chrome_options.add_argument('--profile-directory=Profile 1')
# point to path of chromedriver
s = Service('C:/bin/chromedriver.exe')
# initialize the Chrome driver
driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=s, service_args=["--verbose", "--log-path=C:\\bin\\qc1.log"], options=chrome_options)

# go to webpage
driver.get(url)
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