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I want to download a daily xml file from a supplier. I managed to login and click the link Accept Download to start the downloading using chromedriver.

But I get the popup "This type of file may harm your computer". The MIME of the page is text/html, I am not sure if link is text/javascript

I tried all suggested solutions with options like

print('Starting..')
prefs = {
'download.default_directory': 'C:\\Users\MainDesk\Downloads',
'download.prompt_for_download': False,
'download.extensions_to_open': 'xml',
'safebrowsing.enabled': False
}

options = Options()

options.add_experimental_option('prefs',prefs)

browser = webdriver.Chrome(options=options, executable_path='C:\\chromedriver.exe')

How can I have my file automatically?

Additionaly I tried go in Settings of Chrome and turn off Ask to save file

I am running the script on Windows 7, with Python 3.7 and Visual Studio and the latest version of chromedriver

It is impossible to automate my download?

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Some more information about webpage from where you are trying to download the xml file might have been helpful to debug the issue of the popup with text as "This type of file may harm your computer in a better way.

However here is a sample program to download xml file from this webpage:

  • Code Block:

    from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

prefs = {
'download.default_directory': 'C:/Utility/Downloads/',
'download.prompt_for_download': False,
'download.extensions_to_open': 'xml',
'safebrowsing.enabled': True
}
options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_experimental_option('prefs',prefs)
options.add_argument("start-maximized")
# options.add_argument("disable-infobars")
options.add_argument("--disable-extensions")
options.add_argument("--safebrowsing-disable-download-protection")
options.add_argument("safebrowsing-disable-extension-blacklist")
driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options, executable_path=r'C:\Utility\BrowserDrivers\chromedriver.exe')
driver.get("http://www.landxmlproject.org/file-cabinet")
WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//span[text()='MntnRoad.xml']//following::span[1]//a[text()='Download']"))).click()

  • Browser Snapshot:

xml_download

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  • I finally used geckodriver and automatically the file is saved to Downloads – Evridiki Mar 29 '19 at 19:55
  • Is it working just because your code clicks the popup button (**WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//span[text()='MntnRoad.xml']//following::span[1]//a[text()='Download']"))).click()**) or it accepted the properties? – FelipeCaparelli Jun 30 '20 at 14:14
  • @FelipeCaparelli The _properties_ and `element_to_be_clickable()` both are equally significant when dealing with [Selenium](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54459701/what-is-selenium-and-what-is-webdriver/54482491#54482491) driven [WebDriver](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48079120/what-is-the-difference-between-chromedriver-and-webdriver-in-selenium/48080871#48080871) – undetected Selenium Jun 30 '20 at 14:16
  • @DebanjanB, I've downvoted the answer because it is not working for me (I am not using the last line - to select the button), but I believe that the other properties should work or it is just unnecessary, right? – FelipeCaparelli Jun 30 '20 at 14:26