Deprecation Warning: executable_path in Selenium

Recently, a new deprecation warning has been introduced in Selenium with the message: "executable_path has been deprecated, please pass in a Service in a class object self.driver = webdriver.Chrome". This warning is related to the way the ChromeDriver is being instanced in your code when using Selenium.

The executable_path parameter is used to specify the path to the ChromeDriver executable. However, this approach has been deprecated because the recommended way to instantiate the ChromeDriver is by passing a Service in a class object. This change was made to better support different platforms and simplify the driver setup process.

To fix this warning, you need to replace the use of executable_path with the use of a Service object. Here's an example:

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service

# Instantiate a Service object with the path to your Chromedriver executable
s = Service('/path/to/chromedriver')

# Pass the Service object to the webdriver and instantiate it
driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=s)

With this change, you can avoid the Deprecation Warning and ensure that your Selenium scripts will continue to work as expected. If you continue to use the deprecated approach, you may encounter issues when running your scripts on different platforms or with different versions of the ChromeDriver.

In summary, using a Service object to instantiate the ChromeDriver is the recommended approach going forward. This deprecation warning is a reminder to update your code accordingly to ensure the continued functionality of your Selenium scripts.