Can I run Selenium scripts on different browsers?

Yes, Selenium scripts can be run on different browsers. Selenium is a browser automation tool that supports various browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. For each browser, Selenium requires a driver to interface with that browser. The driver is a separate executable that needs to be installed alongside your Selenium environment.

Here's a brief guide on how to use Selenium with different browsers:

Chrome

To run your Selenium scripts on Chrome, you will need the ChromeDriver. You can download it from the ChromeDriver download page.

Here's an example of how to use Selenium with Chrome in Python:

from selenium import webdriver

driver = webdriver.Chrome('/path/to/chromedriver')
driver.get('http://www.google.com')

And in JavaScript:

const {Builder} = require('selenium-webdriver');
const chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome');

let driver = new Builder()
    .forBrowser('chrome')
    .setChromeOptions(new chrome.Options())
    .build();

driver.get('http://www.google.com');

Firefox

To run your Selenium scripts on Firefox, you will need the GeckoDriver. You can download it from the GeckoDriver download page.

Here's an example of how to use Selenium with Firefox in Python:

from selenium import webdriver

driver = webdriver.Firefox(executable_path='/path/to/geckodriver')
driver.get('http://www.google.com')

And in JavaScript:

const {Builder} = require('selenium-webdriver');
const firefox = require('selenium-webdriver/firefox');

let driver = new Builder()
    .forBrowser('firefox')
    .setFirefoxOptions(new firefox.Options())
    .build();

driver.get('http://www.google.com');

Safari

To run your Selenium scripts on Safari, you will need the SafariDriver which is included with Safari 10 and later.

Here's an example of how to use Selenium with Safari in Python:

from selenium import webdriver

driver = webdriver.Safari()
driver.get('http://www.google.com')

And in JavaScript:

const {Builder} = require('selenium-webdriver');
const safari = require('selenium-webdriver/safari');

let driver = new Builder()
    .forBrowser('safari')
    .setSafariOptions(new safari.Options())
    .build();

driver.get('http://www.google.com');

Remember to replace '/path/to/chromedriver' or '/path/to/geckodriver' with the actual path to the downloaded driver executable. Also, note that the paths to the drivers are not needed if the location of the browser driver's .exe file is already in your system’s PATH.

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