SyntaxError: invalid syntax with executable_path in ipython

Question

I am using selenium web driver for an assignment in Python. I am getting a syntax error. I am using google colab and Python 3.

Here is my code

import time
from selenium import webdriver
driver = webdriver.Chrome (r "C:\Users\Anisha\Downloads\chromedriver.exe")
time.sleep(20)

I am getting error

File "<ipython-input-28-7654fa692ce2>", line 1
driver = webdriver.Chrome (r "C:\Users\Anisha\Downloads\chromedriver.exe")
                                                                        ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Please help I am not getting where I am wrong.

Answer 1

If you intend to pass the location of the chromedriver binary in Windows OS you have to:

• While mentioning the absolute location of the chromedriver binary through the Key / Value pair of executable_path you have to add the binary extension as as well i.e. .exe.
• While mentioning the absolute location of the chromedriver binary you have to either use the single front slash i.e. \ along with the raw r switch or you have to escape the back slash \\.

• Your effective line of code will be :

  • Either in this format:

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path="C:\\Users\\Anisha\\Downloads\\chromedriver.exe")
    

  • Or in this format:

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=r'C:\Users\Anisha\Downloads\chromedriver.exe')
    

Answer 2

Do not leave spaces between raw string literals marker and the string:

r "String" --> r"String"

Use

r"C:\Users\Anisha\Downloads\chromedriver.exe"