Selenium

Install Python, Pip, and Selenium

First you will need to set up Selenium to run with Python.

1. Install Python, either through their website or through the Microsoft Store.
   1. Make sure to install it for all users. It will install Python under C:\Python###
   2. Also check the option to install the environment variables for you automatically.
2. Install pip.
3. Then install selenium by running pip install selenium. See also pypi.

Set Up in VS Code

With the dependencies installed, we’ll want to make sure we can run the scripts in VS Code. These articles are helpful.

• Getting Started with Python in VS Code
• Python in Visual Studio Code

1. Install the VS Code Python extension.
2. Create a virtual environment. This is best practice for Python developers.
   1. Open the Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P, start typing the Python: Create Environment command to search, and then select the command.
   2. Select Venv as the environment.
   3. Then select the interpreter to use. Make sure to use the correct version.
3. Create a file, for example hello-world.py. Include some code, such as:

   msg = "Roll a dice"
   print(msg)
   

4. Click run to make sure it runs.