Edge WebDriver¶
Usage¶
To use the Edge driver, pass the string edge when you create
the Browser instance:
from splinter import Browser
browser = Browser('edge')
Edge Options¶
Selenium Options can be passed to customize Edge’s behaviour through the
EdgeOptions object
from selenium.webdriver.edge.options import Options
from splinter import Browser
mobile_emulation = {"deviceName": "Google Nexus 5"}
edge_options = Options()
browser = Browser('edge', options=edge_options)
Emulation mode¶
Since Selenium options can be passed to customize Edge’s behaviour; it is then possible to leverage the experimental emulation mode.
from selenium.webdriver.edge.options import Options
from splinter import Browser
mobile_emulation = {"deviceName": "Google Nexus 5"}
edge_options = Options()
edge_options.add_experimental_option(
"mobileEmulation", mobile_emulation,
)
browser = Browser('edge', options=edge_options)
Service¶
Selenium uses the Service class to manage edgedriver. An instance of this class can be given directly to Splinter.
from splinter import Browser
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service
my_service = Service()
browser = Browser('chrome', service=my_service)
Custom executable path¶
The Service object can be used to specify the path to edgedriver. For example:
from splinter import Browser
from selenium.webdriver.edge.service import Service
my_service = Service(executable_path='</path/to/edgedriver>')
browser = Browser('edge', service=my_service)
Edge Legacy¶
By default, Edge WebDriver is configured to use versions of Edge built with Chromium (Version 79 and up).
To use Edge Legacy, pass the chromium argument when creating a new Browser instance.
This requires the correct version of Edge and Edge Driver to be installed.
from splinter import Browser
browser = Browser('edge', chromium=False)