Download Images Using Selenium Python With Full Code Examples

How do you download images using Selenium Python? Selenium provides a way to create a screenshot of your browser’s view using the .save_screenshot(file_name) method, but this will take a photo of the viewport – what if you just want to download the image as it is? Unfortunately, Selenium doesn’t have the capability of selecting menu items in your browser window, therefore you will need to install a library that can help select menu items to the browser. ...

July 19, 2022 · 6 min · 1109 words · Ryan Sheehy

Selenium: Download PDF From URL To Specific Folder - No Printing Or Special Keys (Python)

How do you download a PDF file when the URL opens up a PDF in your Chrome browser in Python without needing to print the page or use special key presses? And how can you set the location of the PDF? The trick to be able to download a PDF file using Selenium without the Chrome browser opening the PDF file within the browser window is to set the preferences of the browser to simply not open PDF’s automatically. ...

June 22, 2022 · 4 min · 845 words · Ryan Sheehy