Create a Python executable with chromedriver & Selenium

Question

I have created a small web scraping app using Selenium & chromedriver for a project that outputs the content into an excel file. The people I did this app for unfortunately aren't the most tech-savvy.

So my question is how can I share this app with these people?

I looked into py2exe.org, but it doesn't take the chromedriver into account when creating the executable. Any better ways of doing this, without these people having to add the files manually to their "usr/bin"?

Are you using macOS?

Ratmir Asanov
– Ratmir Asanov

2018-04-16 09:00:50 +00:00
Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 9:00 — Ratmir Asanov
– Ratmir Asanov, Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 9:00

newdevon · Accepted Answer · 2022-10-27 16:55:46Z

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You can do this with the help of pyinstaller : Below is the solution which work on Windows but pyinstaller says its capable of working on Mac OS also.

Steps are:

Open Command prompt
Go to the project path in cmd where the script is present
type pyinstaller Scriptname.spec Scriptname.py (Enter y/yes if prompt on screen)
The build will be at 'path to project'\dist\Scriptname

Note you need to provide the details of chromedriver in Scriptname.spec when passing the

Sample content of spec file:

# -*- mode: python -*-

block_cipher = None


a = Analysis(['Scriptname.py'],
             pathex=['Pathofproject'],
             binaries=[('C:\\Python27\\chromedriver.exe', '**.\\selenium\\webdriver**')],
             datas=[],
             hiddenimports=[],
             hookspath=[],
             runtime_hooks=[],
             excludes=[],
             win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
             win_private_assemblies=False,
             cipher=block_cipher)
pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
             cipher=block_cipher)
exe = EXE(pyz,
          a.scripts,
          exclude_binaries=True,
          name='createEVIPOrg_Automation_new',
          debug=False,
          strip=False,
          upx=True,
          console=True )
coll = COLLECT(exe,
               a.binaries,
               a.zipfiles,
               a.datas,
               strip=False,
               upx=True,
               name='**scriptname**')

You need to update the Scriptname, project path where you script lies, path of chromedriver in spec file

edited Oct 27, 2022 at 16:55

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answered Apr 16, 2018 at 9:18

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5 Comments

user2868900 Over a year ago

Thanks! I'm trying to use the --onefile command, but then it doesn't take the binaries into account. I only get the error " FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'chromedriver': 'chromedriver'". Any workaround for this?

thebadguy Over a year ago

you need to provide the path of chromedriver of your machine under binaries of spec file

user2868900 Over a year ago

I currently have the following: binaries=[('/usr/local/bin/chromedriver', '.')], And then the following line in the .py script: cdriver_path = os.path.join(sys._MEIPASS, "chromedriver") driver = webdriver.Chrome(cdriver_path) - I still get the same error, seems like I can't point to the output folder when it is --onefile?

user2868900 Over a year ago

solved it! The path worked eventually, the key was to execute the file by using "pyinstaller --onefile scriptname.spec" (excluding scriptname.py). Then it bundled everything nicely

Heinz Over a year ago

Can you please help with firefox, I set binaries=[("C:\\python36\\geckodriver.exe", '.')],, I get ** No module named 'selenium'**

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