HtmlUnit with python / hide Firefox

[Jakob Gillich]

I'm currently writing an Application for automating a website. Not for testing, just automating, lets call it a bot. I've decided to use selenium because i need something that isn't detectable as a automated Tool.

Now i have 2 Questions:

First: How to use the HtmlUnit Driver with python?

I've found this question: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/selenium-users/xu3OFeDOo5g/discussion

But its unanswered.

Second: Only if theres currently not a way to use the HtmlUnit Driver with the python bindings, if there is one ignore this.

Is there a way to hide the Browser window(firefox)? I've noticed that if i take the focus to another window the form filling fails.

But the firefox window disturbes. I'm using Archlinux/GNOME 3 but it would be the best if there is a cross-platform solution.

Thanks.

Regards

Jakob Gillich

[Luke Inman-Semerau]

To use python with htmlunitdriver you need to start up the standalone server

java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.6.0.jar

and connect to it with the Remote:

from selenium import webdriver

driver = webdriver.Remote("http://localhost:4444/wd/hub", webdriver.DesiredCapabilities.HTMLUNIT)

or with javascript enabled:

driver = webdriver.Remote("http://localhost:4444/wd/hub", webdriver.DesiredCapabilities.HTMLUNITWITHJS)

bonus (answering your second question): 

you can install xvfb (or xvnc) and have the display for firefox sent to it (making it "hidden") and stop stealing your active desktops focus.

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