Playwright is a powerful Python library to automate Chromium, Firefox and WebKit browsers with a single API. Playwright delivers automation that is ever-green, capable, reliable and fast. See how Playwright is better.

• Cross-browser: Automate Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit with the same API
• Cross-platform: Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• Cross-language: Same API available in Python, JavaScript, .NET, and Java
• Auto-waiting: Automatically waits for elements to be ready
• Mobile emulation: Test responsive web apps with mobile device simulation
• Network interception: Capture and modify network requests
• Reliable selectors: Built-in support for text, CSS, XPath, and React selectors

# Install Playwright
pip install playwright

# Install browser binaries (Chrome, Firefox, WebKit)
playwright install

Create a file example.py:

from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright

def main():
    with sync_playwright() as p:
        # Launch browser
        browser = p.chromium.launch(headless=False)
        page = browser.new_page()
        page.goto('https://playwright.dev')
        page.screenshot(path='example.png')
        print(f"Page title: {page.title()}")
        browser.close()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Run your script:

python example.py

from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright

with sync_playwright() as p:
    for browser_type in [p.chromium, p.firefox, p.webkit]:
        browser = browser_type.launch()
        page = browser.new_page()
        page.goto('http://playwright.dev')
        page.screenshot(path=f'example-{browser_type.name}.png')
        print(f"Screenshot saved: example-{browser_type.name}.png")
        browser.close()

import asyncio
from playwright.async_api import async_playwright

async def main():
    async with async_playwright() as p:
        for browser_type in [p.chromium, p.firefox, p.webkit]:
            browser = await browser_type.launch()
            page = await browser.new_page()
            await page.goto('http://playwright.dev')
            await page.screenshot(path=f'example-{browser_type.name}.png')
            print(f"Screenshot saved: example-{browser_type.name}.png")
            await browser.close()

asyncio.run(main())

• Python 3.7 or higher
• pip package manager
• Node.js 14 or higher

1. Create virtual environment (recommended):

   python -m venv playwright-env
   source playwright-env/bin/activate

2. Install Playwright:

   pip install playwright

3. Install browsers:

   playwright install

• Specific browser:

  playwright install chromium
  playwright install firefox

• With conda:

  conda install -c conda-forge playwright

"playwright: command not found"

• Use: python -m playwright instead of playwright

Browser installation fails

• Check internet connection
• Try: playwright install --force

Permission errors

• Use: sudo playwright install

• Documentation
• API Reference
• Examples

• Node.js
• .NET
• Java

We welcome contributions from the community! Whether you're fixing bugs, adding new features, or improving documentation, your help is appreciated.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Make your changes
4. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
5. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
6. Open a Pull Request

• Follow the existing code style
• Add tests for new functionality
• Update documentation for changes
• Ensure all tests pass
• Be respectful and constructive in discussions

• 📖 Read our Contributing Guide
• 💬 Join the Discord Community
• 🐛 Report issues on GitHub Issues

Happy testing! 🎭