I am trying to get the current Tab URL the user is in. I was referring to similar question on SO Previously asked question but both first and second answers are no longer working as you can't really access elements of Chrome window using win32gui anymore
Maybe there is a way to take the latest URL from the History file stored in the pc..
Please make sure the answer works for Chrome latest version with Python 3.x
You may consider usink keys / hotkeys.
F6 - acces your url for focused active tab
import pyautogui
pyautogui.click(0, 200) # a random click for focusing the browser
pyautogui.press('f6')
CTRL + TAB - next tab
pyautogui.hotkey('ctrl', 'tab')
CTRL + SHIFT + TAB - previous tab
pyautogui.hotkey('ctrl', 'shift', 'tab')
ALT + TAB - for another chrome window ( usefull if you know you are only chrome opened)
pyautogui.hotkey('alt', 'tab')
CTRL + T - open new tab
pyautogui.hotkey('ctrl', 't')
CTRL + W - close curent tab
pyautogui.hotkey('ctrl', 'w')
For copy the url, you can use either pyperclip...
pyautogui.hotkey('ctrl', 'c') # for copying the selected url
import pyperclip # pip install pyperclip required
url = pyperclip.paste()
print(url)
either clipboard module...
pyautogui.hotkey('ctrl', 'c') # for copying the selected url
import clipboard # pip install clipboard required
url = clipboard.paste()
print(url)
More about hotkeys into : documentation1, documentation2
PS: I have Chrome x78.0 on windows 64 bit os, and it's working for me. :)
o = sh.tail(sh.grep(sh.cat("/home/user/.config/google-
chrome/Default/Sessions/Session_somelatestfile"), "-a", "-Eo", "
(http|https)://[^/']+"), "-1")
print(o)
