Is it possible for selenium to find an already open webdriver session, instead of making a new tab/window? | Python | Selenium

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So let's say I've got a window open, upon starting my program, I want selenium (preferably) to be able to find/identify the specified window that's already opened up and open more tabs on that window. Is this possible at all?

If not, can I open up a selenium chrome session with one program and pick up where I left off with another program?

I'm guessing I'd somehow have to get the session ID, but that's my best guess.

Does this answer your question? [Can Selenium interact with an existing browser session?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8344776/can-selenium-interact-with-an-existing-browser-session) — Salvioner, Nov 23 '21 at 10:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 20 '21 at 10:08

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The answer is: No, officially it's not supported.
There are some workarounds for this, but it not something really simply to use.
Also, this question was already asked several times and answered there, like here

answered May 20 '21 at 10:08

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