Introduction to the driver.get Method

The driver.get method is a commonly used method in web automation using Selenium. This method is used to load a web page in the web browser controlled by Selenium.

Syntax

driver.get(url)

The url parameter is the URL of the web page that needs to be loaded in the browser.

Example

from selenium import webdriver

# Create a new instance of the Firefox driver
driver = webdriver.Firefox()

# Navigate to the URL
driver.get("https://www.google.com")

In the above example, a new instance of the Firefox driver is created and the driver.get method is used to navigate to the Google home page.

Important points

• The driver.get method is synchronous, meaning that it will wait for the page to fully load before moving on to the next piece of code.
• If the specified URL is invalid or the page fails to load, an exception will be thrown.
• It is recommended to use the full URL including https:// or http:// to avoid errors.

Overall, the driver.get method is a crucial component in web automation using Selenium, providing programmers with the ability to navigate to and manipulate web pages with relative ease.