using selenium with python on ubuntu 14.04

Question

I want to automate the navigation of a page, scan its QR code and then interact with it.

I am doing this with selenium and python.

But I don't see any display to scan the QR code,

this is how my code begins:

from pyvirtualdisplay import Display
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

display = Display(visible=0, size=(800, 600))
display.start()
browser = webdriver.Chrome()

What shall I do to see the display and scan QR code and resume the program?

I read examples of using Selenium on Windows in which the browser shows up automatically.

Is this a headless server? What happens when the last line executes? — Levi Noecker
– Levi Noecker, Commented Jul 2, 2016 at 2:59

mitghi · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-03 08:45:11Z

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The reason is that you are using a virtual display ( i.e. headless browser ), remove these two lines and you must be able to see the browser.

display = Display(visible=0, size=(800, 600))
display.start()

Since you don't need the virtual display, remove the first line as well.

answered Jul 3, 2016 at 8:45

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