https://github.com/gremmlin01/autoxpath
Finding an element by XPath in Selenium
https://github.com/gremmlin01/autoxpath
automation browser-automation multithreading python selenium testing web-scraping webdriver xpath
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Finding an element by XPath in Selenium
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/gremmlin01/autoxpath
- Owner: GremmLin01
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-02-18T14:27:55.000Z (3 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-02-18T15:39:42.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-18T16:33:59.794Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: automation, browser-automation, multithreading, python, selenium, testing, web-scraping, webdriver, xpath
- Language: Python
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- Size: 1000 Bytes
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# XPath Extractor
## Description
This script automatically extracts unique XPath for all visible elements on a web page. It works with Chrome and Firefox browsers, supports multithreading for improved performance, and allows customization of the output file path.
## Requirements
Before using, make sure you have:
- Python 3.7+
- Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox installed
### Install dependencies
Open a terminal (Mac) or command prompt (Windows) and run:
```sh
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
## Usage
### Running on Windows
Open the command prompt (Win + R → type `cmd` → Enter) and run:
```sh
python script.py "https://example.com" --browser chrome --output xpaths.json
```
### Running on Mac
Open the terminal and run:
```sh
python3 script.py "https://example.com" --browser firefox --output xpaths.json
```
## Command-line arguments
- `url` — required argument, the URL of the web page to analyze.
- `--browser` — choose the browser (`chrome` or `firefox`, default: `chrome`).
- `--output` — specify the output file path (default: `xpaths.json`).
## Example usage
1. Run with Chrome and save to `xpaths.json`:
```sh
python script.py "https://example.com" --browser chrome --output xpaths.json
```
2. Run with Firefox and save to `output.json`:
```sh
python script.py "https://example.com" --browser firefox --output output.json
```
3. Using Python 3 on Mac:
```sh
python3 script.py "https://example.com"
```
## Possible errors and solutions
- **Error: "chromedriver not found" or "geckodriver not found"**
- Ensure that Chrome or Firefox is installed and drivers are up to date using `webdriver_manager`.
- **Error: "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'selenium'"**
- Ensure all dependencies are installed (`pip install -r requirements.txt`).
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.