Build a simple browser automation bot

Here’s a simple browser automation bot using Python with Selenium, a popular tool for browser automation tasks such as navigating websites, clicking buttons, and filling out forms:

Prerequisites

• Install Python 3

• Install the required libraries:

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pip install selenium

• Download the appropriate ChromeDriver for your Chrome browser version and add it to your system PATH or specify the path in the script.

Python Code: Simple Browser Automation Bot

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from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
import time

# Set up the Chrome driver
driver = webdriver.Chrome()  # Or specify path: webdriver.Chrome(executable_path="path/to/chromedriver")

# Open a website
driver.get("https://www.google.com")

# Wait for page to load
time.sleep(2)

# Find the search box, enter a query, and press Enter
search_box = driver.find_element(By.NAME, "q")
search_box.send_keys("OpenAI ChatGPT")
search_box.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)

# Wait for results to load
time.sleep(2)

# Click on the first search result
first_result = driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'h3')
first_result.click()

# Wait for a while to observe the result
time.sleep(5)

# Close the browser
driver.quit()

What It Does

1. Opens Google in Chrome.

2. Searches for “OpenAI ChatGPT”.

3. Clicks on the first result.

4. Waits 5 seconds and closes the browser.

Notes

• You can extend this to handle form submissions, login automation, scraping content, etc.

• Make sure to handle exceptions for more robust bots.

• Respect website terms of service and avoid spamming or scraping sites that disallow automation.

Would you like this converted into another language (like JavaScript with Puppeteer) or with headless mode enabled?