How to add extension for automation test in Python-selenium for LambdaTest

If your webapp requires an extension for automation test in Python-selenium on Lambdatest, you can use the following steps to upload extension and run your test. You can refer to sample test repo here.

Steps:

Step 1: Get the zip file (Skip this if you already have the zip file with you)

Note: You will need the Chrome Extensions's ID for this. I am referring it to as $ID$. You can get the $ID$ from the URL of the Chrome Extension page.

1. Install your desired chrome extension on chrome.
2. Go to Chrome's Extensions page (chrome://extensions/), Enable the developer mode (check the developer mode box) and take note of the ID for your desired extension.
3. Your extension will be located at:

For Unix, ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions/$ID$

For Windows, C:\Users<Your_User_Name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions$ID$

For OSX, ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions/$ID$

Step 2: Upload the zip file to LamdbaTest using API

1. • Use the LambdaTest extension upload API to upload the zip file to the backend.

2. Copy the link to your extension which will look something like - https://automation-prod-user-files.s3.amazonaws.com/extensions/orgId-XXXX/2.1.0_0.zip

Step 3: Pass extension in capabilities

In the test file, you need to update the test capabilities and add the extension capability. For example:

desired_caps = {
            'LT:Options': {
                "build": "Python Demo",  # Change your build name here
                "name": "Python Demo Test",  # Change your test name here
                "platformName": "Windows 11",
                "selenium_version": "4.0.0",
                "lambda:loadExtension": "https://automation-prod-user-files.s3.amazonaws.com/extensions/orgId-XXXX/2.1.0_0.zip"
            },
            "browserName": "Chrome",
            "browserVersion": "98.0",
        }

Step 4: Run your test

python lambdatest.py

Links:

LambdaTest Community