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2

I am using firefox gecko driver to make a bot, I keep getting error messages with my bot and I have found that the source of the message is the:

from selenium import webdriver

browser= webdriver.Firefox()

lines.

I have added every file mentioned in the error message to path including gecko driver, firefox, and the other smaller documents. I am at a complete loss

Here is the error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/local/bin/fuckobot1.py", line 3, in <module>
 browser= webdriver.Firefox()

File "/Users/'myname'/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/firefox/webdriver.py", line 164, in __init__
 self.service.start()

File "/Users/'myname'/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py", line 76, in start
 stdin=PIPE)

File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 710, in __init__
 errread, errwrite)

File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1335, in _execute_child

raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

python selenium firefox selenium-webdriver geckodriver

share|improve this question

edited Oct 15 '18 at 5:13

DebanjanB

49.7k144995

asked Oct 15 '18 at 1:51

PYANNANANAPYANNANANA

184

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This is probably happened due to using an executable that is not meant for your operation system, which OS are you using?
  
  – Fernando Irarrázaval G
  Oct 15 '18 at 2:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I am using MacOS Sierra version 10.12.6
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 2:11
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And which executables are you using?
  
  – Fernando Irarrázaval G
  Oct 15 '18 at 2:11
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  i am using geckodriver version 0.23.0
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 2:12
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  im very sorry, im a beginner that bit off more than he could chew by promising a friend that he would help him with a bot.
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 2:14
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 8 more comments

2

I am using firefox gecko driver to make a bot, I keep getting error messages with my bot and I have found that the source of the message is the:

from selenium import webdriver

browser= webdriver.Firefox()

lines.

I have added every file mentioned in the error message to path including gecko driver, firefox, and the other smaller documents. I am at a complete loss

Here is the error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/local/bin/fuckobot1.py", line 3, in <module>
 browser= webdriver.Firefox()

File "/Users/'myname'/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/firefox/webdriver.py", line 164, in __init__
 self.service.start()

File "/Users/'myname'/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py", line 76, in start
 stdin=PIPE)

File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 710, in __init__
 errread, errwrite)

File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1335, in _execute_child

raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

python selenium firefox selenium-webdriver geckodriver

share|improve this question

edited Oct 15 '18 at 5:13

DebanjanB

49.7k144995

asked Oct 15 '18 at 1:51

PYANNANANAPYANNANANA

184

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This is probably happened due to using an executable that is not meant for your operation system, which OS are you using?
  
  – Fernando Irarrázaval G
  Oct 15 '18 at 2:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I am using MacOS Sierra version 10.12.6
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 2:11
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And which executables are you using?
  
  – Fernando Irarrázaval G
  Oct 15 '18 at 2:11
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  i am using geckodriver version 0.23.0
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 2:12
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  im very sorry, im a beginner that bit off more than he could chew by promising a friend that he would help him with a bot.
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 2:14
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 8 more comments

I am using firefox gecko driver to make a bot, I keep getting error messages with my bot and I have found that the source of the message is the:

from selenium import webdriver

browser= webdriver.Firefox()

lines.

I have added every file mentioned in the error message to path including gecko driver, firefox, and the other smaller documents. I am at a complete loss

Here is the error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/local/bin/fuckobot1.py", line 3, in <module>
 browser= webdriver.Firefox()

File "/Users/'myname'/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/firefox/webdriver.py", line 164, in __init__
 self.service.start()

File "/Users/'myname'/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py", line 76, in start
 stdin=PIPE)

File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 710, in __init__
 errread, errwrite)

File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1335, in _execute_child

raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

python selenium firefox selenium-webdriver geckodriver

share|improve this question

edited Oct 15 '18 at 5:13

DebanjanB

49.7k144995

asked Oct 15 '18 at 1:51

PYANNANANAPYANNANANA

184

from selenium import webdriver

browser= webdriver.Firefox()

Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/local/bin/fuckobot1.py", line 3, in <module>
 browser= webdriver.Firefox()

File "/Users/'myname'/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/firefox/webdriver.py", line 164, in __init__
 self.service.start()

File "/Users/'myname'/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py", line 76, in start
 stdin=PIPE)

File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 710, in __init__
 errread, errwrite)

File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1335, in _execute_child

raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

share|improve this question

edited Oct 15 '18 at 5:13

DebanjanB

49.7k144995

asked Oct 15 '18 at 1:51

PYANNANANAPYANNANANA

184

share|improve this question

edited Oct 15 '18 at 5:13

DebanjanB

49.7k144995

asked Oct 15 '18 at 1:51

PYANNANANAPYANNANANA

184

edited Oct 15 '18 at 5:13

DebanjanB

49.7k144995

edited Oct 15 '18 at 5:13

DebanjanB

49.7k144995

asked Oct 15 '18 at 1:51

PYANNANANAPYANNANANA

184

asked Oct 15 '18 at 1:51

PYANNANANAPYANNANANA

184

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This error message...

OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

...implies that the GeckoDriver binary which was invoked was not in proper format.

Your main issue is the incompatibility of the GeckoDriver binary format with respect to the underlying Operating System.

As you are on MacOS you need to download geckodriver-v0.23.0-macos.tar.gz from mozilla/geckodriver, untar/unzip it and provide the absolute path of the GeckoDriver through the argument executable_path as follows:

from selenium import webdriver

browser= webdriver.Firefox(executable_path='/path/to/geckodriver')

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 15 '18 at 5:14

DebanjanBDebanjanB

49.7k144995

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  thank you very much, that actually solved it
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 12:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  ok, clicked it.
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 13:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  i do have annother small problem, I put geckodriver into path but i still get the error message 'geckodriver' executable needs to be in PATH.
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 13:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Im not entirely sure what that means. please clarify.
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 13:24
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @PYANNANANA I meant can you raise a new question along with the trace logs please?
  
  – DebanjanB
  Oct 15 '18 at 14:11
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

0

This may be answer to this issue,

when it shows something like, Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible.

Actual problem is, Firefox 48.0 or greater not works with selenium 3.0.0 or greater version.

so please check your versions.
so, to make it work you need to update with recent selenium and respective geckodriver version too that fixes this issue.

then try basic commands,

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

driver = webdriver.Firefox() 

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 15 '18 at 3:37

answered Oct 15 '18 at 3:25

Ashish KambleAshish Kamble

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add a comment | 

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This error message...

OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

...implies that the GeckoDriver binary which was invoked was not in proper format.

Your main issue is the incompatibility of the GeckoDriver binary format with respect to the underlying Operating System.

As you are on MacOS you need to download geckodriver-v0.23.0-macos.tar.gz from mozilla/geckodriver, untar/unzip it and provide the absolute path of the GeckoDriver through the argument executable_path as follows:

from selenium import webdriver

browser= webdriver.Firefox(executable_path='/path/to/geckodriver')

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 15 '18 at 5:14

DebanjanBDebanjanB

49.7k144995

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  thank you very much, that actually solved it
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 12:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  ok, clicked it.
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 13:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  i do have annother small problem, I put geckodriver into path but i still get the error message 'geckodriver' executable needs to be in PATH.
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 13:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Im not entirely sure what that means. please clarify.
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 13:24
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @PYANNANANA I meant can you raise a new question along with the trace logs please?
  
  – DebanjanB
  Oct 15 '18 at 14:11
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

2

This error message...

OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

...implies that the GeckoDriver binary which was invoked was not in proper format.

Your main issue is the incompatibility of the GeckoDriver binary format with respect to the underlying Operating System.

As you are on MacOS you need to download geckodriver-v0.23.0-macos.tar.gz from mozilla/geckodriver, untar/unzip it and provide the absolute path of the GeckoDriver through the argument executable_path as follows:

from selenium import webdriver

browser= webdriver.Firefox(executable_path='/path/to/geckodriver')

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 15 '18 at 5:14

DebanjanBDebanjanB

49.7k144995

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  thank you very much, that actually solved it
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 12:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  ok, clicked it.
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 13:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  i do have annother small problem, I put geckodriver into path but i still get the error message 'geckodriver' executable needs to be in PATH.
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 13:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Im not entirely sure what that means. please clarify.
  
  – PYANNANANA
  Oct 15 '18 at 13:24
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @PYANNANANA I meant can you raise a new question along with the trace logs please?
  
  – DebanjanB
  Oct 15 '18 at 14:11
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

This error message...

OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

...implies that the GeckoDriver binary which was invoked was not in proper format.

Your main issue is the incompatibility of the GeckoDriver binary format with respect to the underlying Operating System.

As you are on MacOS you need to download geckodriver-v0.23.0-macos.tar.gz from mozilla/geckodriver, untar/unzip it and provide the absolute path of the GeckoDriver through the argument executable_path as follows:

from selenium import webdriver

browser= webdriver.Firefox(executable_path='/path/to/geckodriver')

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 15 '18 at 5:14

DebanjanBDebanjanB

49.7k144995

OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

from selenium import webdriver

browser= webdriver.Firefox(executable_path='/path/to/geckodriver')

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 15 '18 at 5:14

DebanjanBDebanjanB

49.7k144995

answered Oct 15 '18 at 5:14

DebanjanBDebanjanB

49.7k144995

answered Oct 15 '18 at 5:14

DebanjanBDebanjanB

49.7k144995

0

This may be answer to this issue,

when it shows something like, Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible.

Actual problem is, Firefox 48.0 or greater not works with selenium 3.0.0 or greater version.

so please check your versions.
so, to make it work you need to update with recent selenium and respective geckodriver version too that fixes this issue.

then try basic commands,

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

driver = webdriver.Firefox() 

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 15 '18 at 3:37

answered Oct 15 '18 at 3:25

Ashish KambleAshish Kamble

7471620

add a comment | 

0

This may be answer to this issue,

when it shows something like, Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible.

Actual problem is, Firefox 48.0 or greater not works with selenium 3.0.0 or greater version.

so please check your versions.
so, to make it work you need to update with recent selenium and respective geckodriver version too that fixes this issue.

then try basic commands,

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

driver = webdriver.Firefox() 

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 15 '18 at 3:37

answered Oct 15 '18 at 3:25

Ashish KambleAshish Kamble

7471620

add a comment | 

This may be answer to this issue,

when it shows something like, Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible.

Actual problem is, Firefox 48.0 or greater not works with selenium 3.0.0 or greater version.

so please check your versions.
so, to make it work you need to update with recent selenium and respective geckodriver version too that fixes this issue.

then try basic commands,

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

driver = webdriver.Firefox() 

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 15 '18 at 3:37

answered Oct 15 '18 at 3:25

Ashish KambleAshish Kamble

7471620

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

driver = webdriver.Firefox() 

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 15 '18 at 3:37

answered Oct 15 '18 at 3:25

Ashish KambleAshish Kamble

7471620

answered Oct 15 '18 at 3:25

Ashish KambleAshish Kamble

7471620

answered Oct 15 '18 at 3:25

Ashish KambleAshish Kamble

7471620