pixincreate / wedrivechef

Automated Web Driver Checker and Fetcher for Selenium Python implementation

Web Driver Checker and Fetcher [WeDriveCheF]

(Suggest a better name, thanks!)

As the title says, this tiny module's only job is to check for suitable web_driver on your PC for ease of use.

Usage:

• Before using make sure you run the requirements.txt by using the command:
  pip install -r requirements.txt

# Enter your URL here or directly inside the `get` function
URL = "https://pixincreate.github.io"

# Call the webdriver on your code by typing the below command
# This assigns the suitable driver found on your PC

# Put head_mode as `headless` if you want it to be headless,
# Else, give it any random value within quotes.
driver = web_driver(head_mode)

# Web driver opens up the link with desired head_mode in incognito / private mode. 
driver.get(URL)

# Make sure you use the below command once you're done with your work, else
# it'll remain active in the background drain battery and memory
driver.quit()

Working:

• When you call the function web_driver and assign it to a driver, it initially goes through all your installed applications
  • No need to worry, none of your data is transmitted
• It checks for these below given browsers:
  • Brave
  • Brave Nightly
  • Firefox
  • Google Chrome (I don't recommend using it as it is found to be insecure based on numerous reports and it is a threat to user-privacy)
• If the browser is Brave, it assigns its binary file, if chrome or firefox, raises a flag as they're natively supported by selenium
• Depending on the browser type, the driver is assigned with incognito/private as the argument
  • In case, the driver doesn't exist or outdated, it automatically opens up the default web browsers to download the latest web_driver.exe file (you've to download this manually!)
• This driver is then returned to the calling function / method which later calls for the URL.

Requirements:

• Operating System: Windows (Tested only on Windows)
• Python Version: 3.5+ (3.10+ preferred)
• Packages Required: WinApps, Selenium (Get's installed upon running requirements.txt)

LICENSE:

This repo come under CC0 1.0 Universal copyrighted to pixincreate. Click here to learn more about the permissions offered by this license!