Let's go through the boilerplate code below: Ignore the brief warning issued in the 'Terminal' tab. Check if Chrome opens Python's download page. Note: We can confirm that the script below works by clicking on the 'Output' tab.

It will be executed in a maximum of one to two lines. The script will mainly comprise boilerplate code to get Selenium and Chrome running. The script for downloading a file from a website is simple. Latest Chrome and Selenium have been used at the time of publishing. Browsers regularly update their functionality with each update as does Selenium. Note: Make sure to confirm that this article is up to date. As for website-related issues, we'll tackle those by doing the same task on the same website in various ways. In simple words, it is easier to perform this task on Chrome than on Firefox, as the latter requires extra setup and parameters to execute the same task. It also depends on the structure and design of the website on which the task is being performed on. In Selenium WebDriver, the task to download and upload files is browser-specific.

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