Basic Selenium Commands Every Beginner Should Know

 🧪 Basic Selenium Commands Every Beginner Should Know

Selenium is a powerful tool used for automating web browsers. If you're just starting out with Selenium (especially in Python or Java), here are some of the most important and commonly used commands:


✅ 1. Launching the Browser

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from selenium import webdriver


driver = webdriver.Chrome()  # Opens Chrome browser

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WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();  // Opens Chrome browser

✅ 2. Opening a Website

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driver.get("https://www.google.com")

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driver.get("https://www.google.com");

✅ 3. Maximizing the Window

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driver.maximize_window()

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driver.manage().window().maximize();

✅ 4. Finding Elements

You can find elements by ID, Name, Class, Tag, XPath, CSS, etc.


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driver.find_element("id", "searchBox")

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driver.findElement(By.id("searchBox"));

✅ 5. Typing into Input Fields

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element = driver.find_element("name", "username")

element.send_keys("my_username")

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WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.name("username"));

element.sendKeys("my_username");

✅ 6. Clicking Buttons

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driver.find_element("id", "submit").click()

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driver.findElement(By.id("submit")).click();

✅ 7. Getting Text from an Element

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text = driver.find_element("tag name", "h1").text

print(text)

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String text = driver.findElement(By.tagName("h1")).getText();

System.out.println(text);

✅ 8. Waiting for Elements (Explicit Waits)

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from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait

from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC


wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 10)

element = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, "username")))

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WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(10));

WebElement element = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.presenceOfElementLocated(By.id("username")));

✅ 9. Closing the Browser

Close the current tab:


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driver.close()

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driver.close();

Quit all tabs and end session:


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driver.quit()

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driver.quit();

✅ 10. Taking a Screenshot

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driver.save_screenshot("screenshot.png")

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File screenshot = ((TakesScreenshot)driver).getScreenshotAs(OutputType.FILE);

FileUtils.copyFile(screenshot, new File("screenshot.png"));

🧠 Bonus Tips

Always use waits (explicit or implicit) to make tests more reliable.


Use XPath or CSS Selectors for complex element selection.


Handle exceptions like NoSuchElementException for stability.

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