Where is WebDriver's Python API Documentation? [closed] Where is WebDriver's Python API Documentation? [closed] selenium selenium

Where is WebDriver's Python API Documentation? [closed]


The API docs for the Webdriver Python bindings are now at http://readthedocs.org/docs/selenium-python/en/latest/ (Unofficial)


The official documentation is available on the Selenium Google PageSelenium official documentation. The ReadTheDocs version is not official and not maintained by the Selenium project so may or may not be in date


Just thought I share this in case it can come in handy.

add_cookie==========Adds a cookie to your current session.        Args:            cookie_dict: A dictionary object, with the desired cookie name as the key, and            the value being the desired contents.        Usage:            driver.add_cookie({'foo': 'bar',})back====Goes one step backward in the browser history.        Usage:            driver.back()capabilities============dict() -> new empty dictionarydict(mapping) -> new dictionary initialized from a mapping object's    (key, value) pairsdict(iterable) -> new dictionary initialized as if via:    d = {}    for k, v in iterable:        d[k] = vdict(**kwargs) -> new dictionary initialized with the name=value pairs    in the keyword argument list.  For example:  dict(one=1, two=2)close=====Closes the current window.        Usage:            driver.close()command_executor================A connection with the Remote WebDriver server.    Communicates with the server using the WebDriver wire protocol:    http://code.google.com/p/selenium/wiki/JsonWireProtocolcreate_web_element==================Creates a web element with the specified element_id.current_url===========unicode(string [, encoding[, errors]]) -> objectCreate a new Unicode object from the given encoded string.encoding defaults to the current default string encoding.errors can be 'strict', 'replace' or 'ignore' and defaults to 'strict'.current_window_handle=====================unicode(string [, encoding[, errors]]) -> objectCreate a new Unicode object from the given encoded string.encoding defaults to the current default string encoding.errors can be 'strict', 'replace' or 'ignore' and defaults to 'strict'.delete_all_cookies==================Delete all cookies in the scope of the session.        Usage:            driver.delete_all_cookies()delete_cookie=============Deletes a single cookie with the given name.        Usage:            driver.delete_cookie('my_cookie')error_handler=============Handles errors returned by the WebDriver server.execute=======Sends a command to be executed by a command.CommandExecutor.        Args:          driver_command: The name of the command to execute as a string.          params: A dictionary of named parameters to send with the command.        Returns:          The command's JSON response loaded into a dictionary object.execute_async_script====================Asynchronously Executes JavaScript in the current window/frame.        Args:            script: The JavaScript to execute.            args: Any applicable arguments for your JavaScript.        Usage:            driver.execute_async_script('document.title')execute_script==============Synchronously Executes JavaScript in the current window/frame.        Args:            script: The JavaScript to execute.            *args: Any applicable arguments for your JavaScript.        Usage:            driver.execute_script('document.title')find_element============'Private' method used by the find_element_by_* methods.        Usage:            Use the corresponding find_element_by_* instead of this.find_element_by_class_name==========================Finds an element by class name.        Args:            name: The class name of the element to find.        Usage:            driver.find_element_by_class_name('foo')find_element_by_css_selector============================Finds an element by css selector.        Args:            css_selector: The css selector to use when finding elements.        Usage:            driver.find_element_by_css_selector('#foo')find_element_by_id==================Finds an element by id.        Args:            id_: The id of the element to be found.        Usage:            driver.find_element_by_id('foo')find_element_by_link_text=========================Finds an element by link text.        Args:            link_text: The text of the element to be found.        Usage:            driver.find_element_by_link_text('Sign In')find_element_by_name====================Finds an element by name.        Args:            name: The name of the element to find.        Usage:            driver.find_element_by_name('foo')find_element_by_partial_link_text=================================Finds an element by a partial match of its link text.        Args:            link_text: The text of the element to partially match on.        Usage:            driver.find_element_by_partial_link_text('Sign')find_element_by_tag_name========================Finds an element by tag name.        Args:            name: The tag name of the element to find.        Usage:            driver.find_element_by_tag_name('foo')find_element_by_xpath=====================Finds an element by xpath.        Args:            xpath: The xpath locator of the element to find.        Usage:            driver.find_element_by_xpath('//div/td[1]')find_elements============='Private' method used by the find_elements_by_* methods.        Usage:            Use the corresponding find_elements_by_* instead of this.find_elements_by_class_name===========================Finds elements by class name.        Args:            name: The class name of the elements to find.        Usage:            driver.find_elements_by_class_name('foo')find_elements_by_css_selector=============================Finds elements by css selector.        Args:            css_selector: The css selector to use when finding elements.        Usage:            driver.find_element_by_css_selector('#foo')find_elements_by_id===================Finds multiple elements by id.        Args:            id_: The id of the elements to be found.        Usage:            driver.find_element_by_id('foo')find_elements_by_link_text==========================Finds elements by link text.        Args:            link_text: The text of the elements to be found.        Usage:            driver.find_elements_by_link_text('Sign In')find_elements_by_name=====================Finds elements by name.        Args:            name: The name of the elements to find.        Usage:            driver.find_elements_by_name('foo')find_elements_by_partial_link_text==================================Finds elements by a partial match of their link text.        Args:            link_text: The text of the element to partial match on.        Usage:            driver.find_element_by_partial_link_text('Sign')find_elements_by_tag_name=========================Finds elements by tag name.        Args:            name: The tag name the use when finding elements.        Usage:            driver.find_elements_by_tag_name('foo')find_elements_by_xpath======================Finds multiple elements by xpath.        Args:            xpath: The xpath locator of the elements to be found.        Usage:            driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//div[contains(@class, 'foo')]")forward=======Goes one step forward in the browser history.        Usage:            driver.forward()get===Loads a web page in the current browser session.get_cookie==========Get a single cookie by name. Returns the cookie if found, None if not.        Usage:            driver.get_cookie('my_cookie')get_cookies===========Returns a set of dictionaries, corresponding to cookies visible in the         current session.        Usage:            driver.get_cookies()get_current_window_handle=========================Returns the handle of the current window.        Usage:            driver.get_current_window_handle()        Note: this method has been deprecated. Please use current_window_handle             property"get_page_source===============Gets the source of the current page.        Usage:            driver.get_page_source()        Note:             This call has been deprecated. Please use page_source propertyget_screenshot_as_base64========================Gets the screenshot of the current window as a base64 encoded string which         is useful in embedded images in HTML.        Usage:            driver.get_screenshot_as_base64()get_screenshot_as_file======================Gets the screenshot of the current window. Returns False if there is         any IOError, else returns True. Use full paths in your filename.        Args:            filename: The full path you wish to save your screenshot to.        Usage:            driver.get_screenshot_as_file('/Screenshots/foo.png')get_window_handles==================Returns the handles of all windows within the current session.        Usage:            driver.get_window_handles()        Note: this method has been deprecated. Please use window_handles            propertyimplicitly_wait===============Sets a sticky timeout to implicitly wait for an element to be found,         or a command to complete. This method only needs to be called one time per session.        Args:            time_to_wait: Amount of time to wait        Usage:            driver.implicitly_wait(30)name====unicode(string [, encoding[, errors]]) -> objectCreate a new Unicode object from the given encoded string.encoding defaults to the current default string encoding.errors can be 'strict', 'replace' or 'ignore' and defaults to 'strict'.page_source===========unicode(string [, encoding[, errors]]) -> objectCreate a new Unicode object from the given encoded string.encoding defaults to the current default string encoding.errors can be 'strict', 'replace' or 'ignore' and defaults to 'strict'.quit====Quits the driver and closes every associated window.        Usage:            driver.quit()refresh=======Refreshes the current page.        Usage:            driver.refresh()session_id==========unicode(string [, encoding[, errors]]) -> objectCreate a new Unicode object from the given encoded string.encoding defaults to the current default string encoding.errors can be 'strict', 'replace' or 'ignore' and defaults to 'strict'.set_script_timeout==================Set the amount of time that the script should wait before throwing an           error.        Args:            time_to_wait: The amount of time to wait        Usage:            driver.set_script_timeout(30)start_client============Called before starting a new session. This method may be overridden         to define custom startup behavior.start_session=============Creates a new session with the desired capabilities.        Args:          browser_name: The name of the browser to request.          version: Which browser version to request.          platform: Which platform to request the browser on.          javascript_enabled: Whether the new session should support JavaScript.          browser_profile: A browser profile directory as a Base64-encoded              zip file.  Only used if Firefox is requested.stop_client===========Called after executing a quit command. This method may be overridden         to define custom shutdown behavior.switch_to_active_element========================Returns the element with focus, or BODY if nothing has focus.        Usage:            driver.switch_to_active_element()switch_to_alert===============Switches focus to an alert on the page.        Usage:            driver.switch_to_alert()switch_to_default_content=========================Switch focus to the default frame.        Usage:            driver.switch_to_default_content()switch_to_frame===============Switches focus to the specified frame, by index or name.        Args:            index_or_name: The name of the window to switch to, or             an integer representing the index to switch to.        Usage:            driver.switch_to_frame('frame_name')            driver.switch_to_frame(1)switch_to_window================Switches focus to the specified window.        Args:            window_name: The name of the window to switch to.        Usage:            driver.switch_to_window('main')title=====unicode(string [, encoding[, errors]]) -> objectCreate a new Unicode object from the given encoded string.encoding defaults to the current default string encoding.errors can be 'strict', 'replace' or 'ignore' and defaults to 'strict'.window_handles==============list() -> new empty listlist(iterable) -> new list initialized from iterable's items