Downloading File and saving to KV Store - Selenium Python
Hello,
I am trying to download a file (Excel) from a website and want to save it to the KV Store. The problem is that on clicking the download button, I cannot see where the file was downloaded.
How can I achieve this?
Thank you!
4 Replies
flat-fuchsia•10mo ago
Hi @jb17_user, depending if you use playwright or puppeteer I would recommend you to checkout these two articles explaining what you might be trying to achieve
https://playwright.dev/docs/downloads
https://docs.apify.com/academy/puppeteer-playwright/common-use-cases/downloading-files
Downloads | Playwright
Introduction
Downloading files | Academy | Apify Documentation
Learn how to automatically download and save files to the disk using two of the most popular web automation libraries, Puppeteer and Playwright.
diplomatic-chocolateOP•10mo ago
Thanks @Lukas Celnar but I am using Selenium currently.
flat-fuchsia•10mo ago
Oh i see. In that case i found this great article
https://www.browserstack.com/guide/download-file-using-selenium-python
BrowserStack
How to download file using Selenium & Python | BrowserStack
Step-by-step tutorial on how to download a file from a website using Selenium and Python. Also, learn how to download files to a specific folder using Selenium.
diplomatic-chocolateOP•10mo ago
Hello @Lukas Celnar,
I already had that piece of code with
prefs and download.default_directory but that still does not save the file to the directory I mentioned.
Also, I checked the path via os.listdir() but it does not list the downloaded file. Can you please help me with this?
Could it be because of the Docker volume?