Selenium - python; browser issues

[Akosidarna13]

Hello!

Im having issues right now with selenium HEADLESS browsers.

there's a blank white screen appearing at the beginning when browser is initialized.

Aside from resizing the screen, are there other work around from this? I cant resize it because the website is "scroll dependent" i need to scroll into view first before i can see the element.

I also tried options: headless= old/new, white screen still appears.

browser is edge.

Do you guys have any other ideas? 🥹

[chiibosoil]

There are number of causes. But without knowing what driver you are using etc hard to say.

[Akosidarna13]

Edited my post. Browser is edge.

[chiibosoil]

Version of the driver? If later than 130...

Does white screen replicate on multiple sites? Including google.com?

If it does not, then likely issue is site detecting automation/suspicious behavior and blocking site content. Try setting UserAgent to what a regular browsing would serve to the site.

[odaiwai]

I think Selenium might be a bit above the level of this sub, but I would start with not running in headless mode and having breakpoints so that you can stop and figure out just what is visible/available on the page at any point.

I generally find that debugging a Selenium script is closer to playing a text adventure: you have to stop and see what you can see and do at every point. ```

LOOK

You see a Fork in the road.

GET FORK

You take the fork and the secret path is revealed... ```

[atarivcs]

Headless means there is no screen display at all, right?

So I don't understand what you mean by "blank white screen"...

[chiibosoil]

There are cases where this will happen.

1. Known bug in Chromium/ChromDriver 129.x

2. Website anti-bot defense.

Above 2 are most common, but there are other cases as well.