[FIXED] How to install Selenium package in Spyder IDE

Issue

I've just installed Spyder IDE (only Spyder, not whole Anaconda) at work and would like to automate my work with FireFox.

My question is, how do I install the Selenium package?

Solution

I figured it out. Here is instruction for Windows:

1. Install Python:
   https://www.python.org/downloads/
   

2. Install Spyder:
   https://www.spyder-ide.org/
   

3. Run PowerShell or CMD:

4. Insert following commands:
   

   pip install selenium
   pip install webdriver_manager
   

5. Use command "pip freeze", you should see among others, following libraries installed:
   selenium==3.141.0
   urllib3==1.26.2
   webdriver-manager==3.2.2
   

6. Open Spyder -> Tools -> PYTHONPATH manager -> Add path
   c:\users\Hronic\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\site-packages

Note:
If you don't know the path, in CMD/PowerShell, type "PIP install selenium"
You will get the answer:
"Requirement already satisfied: urllib3 in c:\users\Hronic\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\site-packages (from selenium) (1.26.2)"

7. Download webdriver - in my case mozilla:
   https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases
   

8. In Spyder, you can type following code:
   

   from selenium import webdriver
   from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
   driver = webdriver.Firefox(executable_path=r'C:\Users\Hronic\Downloads\geckodriver.exe')
   driver.get("http://www.python.org")
   

Note:

• path to just downloaded driver
• this short code should open firefox and webpage "http://www.python.org"
  

9. It should work or rather "works for me" :)

Answered By - Hronic