I got error 'chromedriver.exe executable needs to be in PATH'

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I am using colab. I am trying to use selenium with python. I looked at different threads regarding adding the chromedriver to the PATH, which I did, but I keep getting the same error. I get two messages:

FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\bin\chromedriver.exe': 'C:\bin\chromedriver.exe'
WebDriverException: Message: 'C:\bin\chromedriver.exe' executable needs to be in PATH

Here is my screenshot of error: code error

Have you checked that `C:\bin\chromedriver.exe` exists? And have you restarted your terminal and/or device after changing PATH? — isaa_ctaylor, Oct 11 '22 at 18:30
Yes, it exists. I did not restart my terminal. Would that help? — jaralepi, Oct 11 '22 at 20:02
Checkout this, will solve your issue https://stackoverflow.com/a/74029548/11863448 — Akzy, Oct 12 '22 at 08:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 11 '22 at 19:07

You don't have the path set up properly. Lucky for you this is doable through code. I used to do this all the time to have a portable swing application that run selenium on a shared project that ran on every laptop without explaining this stuff to them

# assign ChromeDriver path to variable
chrome = "/Users/Administrator/Downloads/chromedriver"
os.environ["webdriver.chrome.driver"] = chrome

I used to do it in Java but it should be doable on every language https://www.approbotic.com/rpa/rpa/how-do-i-run-chrome-with-selenium-webdriver-in-python/#page-content

If you are using paths make sure that you are using the right arrows to indicate location \ isn't the same as \

How to get an absolute file path in Python

I got error 'chromedriver.exe executable needs to be in PATH'

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