python - TypeError: 'module' object is not callable error with driver=webdriver("C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\chromedriver.exe")

Question

I am getting an error like in Pycharm:

Traceback (most recent call last):   
File "C:/PycharmProjects/DemoPyth/PythonPack1/Prg1.py", line 3, in <module>     
driver=webdriver("C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\chromedriver.exe") 
TypeError: 'module' object is not callable. 

My script is a simple one :

from?selenium?import?webdriver   
driver=webdriver.Chrome("C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\chromedriver.exe")

Answer 1

As per best practices you must not add/delete/modify any of the directories / sub-directories / files created by Python until and unless you are aware how the change is going to effect Python's behavior.

You need to download the latest ChromeDriver from ChromeDriver - WebDriver for Chrome and store it anywhere within your system. As you are on Windows OS, unzip the binary and perform the following:

• Ensure that you are invoking:

  driver = webdriver.Chrome() # not webdriver.chrome()
  

• Within your program, pass the Key executable_path along with the Value referring to the absolute path of the ChromeDriver.

• While mentioning the absolute path of the ChromeDriver, either use double back slashes i.e. \ within double quotes i.e. " "
• Or use single back slash i.e. within single quotes i.e. ' ' along with the raw r switch as follows.

• So your code block will be:

  from selenium import webdriver
  
  driver=webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=r'C:UsersAninditachromedriver.exe')