How to open console in firefox python selenium?

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patricmj picture patricmj · Nov 5, 2015 · Viewed 7.7k times · Source

Im trying to open firefox console through Selenium with Python. How can I open firefox console with python selenium? Is it possible to send keys to the driver or something like that?

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Javitronxo picture Javitronxo · Nov 5, 2015

Try to simulate the same procedure as a "regular" firefox window using the send_keys function:

from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
driver.find_element_by_tag_name('body').send_keys(Keys.CONTROL + Keys.SHIFT + 'k')

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