https://github.com/iiSeymour/chromote

Simple wrapper to drive Google Chrome from Python
https://github.com/iiSeymour/chromote

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Simple wrapper to drive Google Chrome from Python

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/iiSeymour/chromote
• Owner: iiSeymour
• License: mit
• Created: 2014-12-10T18:09:53.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-07-20T20:42:39.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-06T07:36:16.074Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: chrome-debugging-protocol, google-chrome, python
• Language: Python
• Size: 20.5 KB
• Stars: 317
• Watchers: 23
• Forks: 34
• Open Issues: 8
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# Chromote

Simple wrapper to drive Google Chrome from Python using the [Remote Debugging Protocol 1.2 API](https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/1-2)

## Installation

    $ pip install chromote

## API

```python

>>> from chromote import Chromote

>>> chrome = Chromote()

>>> chrome

Chromote(host="localhost", port=9222)

>>> print chrome

[Chromote(tabs=1)]

>>> tab = chrome.tabs[0]

>>> print tab

Google - https://www.google.co.uk/

>>> print tab.url

https://www.google.co.uk/

>>> tab.reload()

'{"result":{},"id":1}'

>>> tab.set_url('https://github.com/chromote')

'{"id":2,"result":{}}'

>>> tab.set_zoom(1.2)

'{"id":1,"result":{"result":{"type":"number","value":1.2,"description":"1.2"},"wasThrown":false}}'

>>> tab.evaluate('alert("Remotey");')

```

Note: Google Chrome needs starting with the `--remote-debugging-port=` option to be controlled remotely.

## Remote Browser Control

The remote debugging port binds to localhost only so using chromote with a remote

machine like a dashboard/kiosk setup will require tunneling to the machine first.

On the remote machine start Google Chrome:

    $ chromium-browser  --incognito --kiosk --remote-debugging-port=9222

On the local machine set up a tunnel to map the remote debugging port to 9222 on localhost:

    $ ssh remote-machine -L 9222:localhost:9222

You can then drive your dashboard/kiosk machine remotely to display the content you want.

```python

from time import sleep

from chromote import Chromote

chrome = Chromote()

tab = chrome.tabs[0]

sites = [

    'https://github.com',

    'http://stackoverflow.com',

]

while True:

    for site in sites:

        tab.set_url(site)

        sleep(30)

```

## License

MIT Copyright (c) 2016 Chris Seymour