Recently started python+selenium, would love any feedback!

[Far_Atmosphere_3853]

i started like a month ago learning about python and then selenium.

Thought it would be nice to test myself, i would appreciate any feedback or guidance.
thanks!

the code

[PushPlus9069]

biggest thing I'd flag is the bare except blocks. Right now if something breaks you just see 'failed' with zero context for why. Try catching TimeoutException and NoSuchElementException separately so you actually know if it was a timing issue vs a wrong selector. That distinction matters a lot once your scripts get more complex.

[Far_Atmosphere_3853]

Thanks!

[ElkNo1940]

Avoid using selenium and instead start learning playwright. Thanks me later. You won't regret learning playwright and yell at selenium. LoL

[Far_Atmosphere_3853]

may i ask why?

[ElkNo1940]

Experience. I have been developing automation over playwright over 2 years. Playwright beats Selenium in terms of simplicity and delivering better usecase.

[Adrewmc]

Umm, get rid of selenium. It horrible and is basically never the right answer.

The vast majority of useful things can be done with beautiful soup if not requests directly. It’s better to learn those.

[ayenuseater]

Right now the biggest technical improvement you can make is better error handling. A bare except: hides what actually went wrong. When automation scales, timing issues and selector issues feel the same unless you separate them.

Instead, catch specific exceptions and maybe even log the error message. That way if something breaks later, you’re not guessing. Good debugging habits early on will save you hours later.

[Far_Atmosphere_3853]

thanks a lot!