You may require to add the argument -no-sandbox to bypass the OS security model.Įffective windows code block : from selenium import webdriver Here is the link to details about Viewport. You need to add the argument -headless to invoke Chrome in headless mode.įor Windows OS systems you need to add the argument -disable-gpuĪs per Headless: make -disable-gpu flag unnecessary -disable-gpu flag is not required on Linux Systems and MacOS.Īs per SwiftShader fails an assert on Windows in headless mode -disable-gpu flag will become unnecessary on Windows Systems too.Īrgument start-maximized is required for a maximized Viewport. While working with Selenium Client 3.11.x, ChromeDriver v2.38 and Google Chrome v.181 in Headless mode you have to consider the following points : Note : -disable-gpu argument is implemented internally. Sample Code : from selenium import webdriver Headless: boolean value indicating to set the headless option Invoking google-chrome in headless mode programmatically have become much easier with the availability of the method set_headless(headless=True) as follows :ĭocumentation : set_headless(headless=True) To initiate a google-chrome-headless browsing context using Selenium driven ChromeDriver now you can just set the -headless property to true through an instance of Options() class as follows:Įffective code block: from selenium import webdriverįrom import Optionsĭriver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options, executable_path=r'C:\path\to\chromedriver.exe')
