Test

Status: PASS (Python package import) | NOT-RUN (browser launch - requires Chrome binary) Install method: pip

What was actually run (2026-06-30)

pip show selenium
python -c "import selenium; print(selenium.__version__)"

Actual output:

Name: selenium
Version: 4.45.0
Summary: Official Python bindings for Selenium WebDriver

4.45.0

PASS for import. Selenium 4.45.0 already installed globally in this Python environment.

Full browser launch smoke test (not run)

Requires a local Chrome installation and a display:

from selenium import webdriver
driver = webdriver.Chrome()
driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/")
print(driver.title)
driver.quit()

Not executed: no Chrome binary in this headless environment.

Common failure modes

Error	Cause	Fix
WebDriverException: cannot find Chrome binary	Chrome not installed	Install Chrome
SessionNotCreatedException: ChromeDriver version mismatch	Driver/browser version mismatch	Update Selenium to 4.6+ (auto-manages driver)
ModuleNotFoundError	Not installed	pip install selenium