# Browser

**URL:** https://forum.robotframework.org/c/libraries/browser/36.md?page=5

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## [Webauthn aka Passkeys support for Selenium - need a hand?](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/webauthn-aka-passkeys-support-for-selenium-need-a-hand/6838)

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**Author:** [@rasjani](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/rasjani)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2024 11:11 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/webauthn-aka-passkeys-support-for-selenium-need-a-hand/6838 "2024-02-12T11:11:06Z")

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I should have proof of concept Passkeys/Webauthn implementation for SeleniumLibrary done in few days. Implementation is working towards https://webauthn.io Do you happen to have a usecase where would you would need on…

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## [Can't find the DOM element. Which locator to use?](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/cant-find-the-dom-element-which-locator-to-use/6832)

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**Author:** [@bob](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/bob)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2024 07:57 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/cant-find-the-dom-element-which-locator-to-use/6832 "2024-02-12T07:57:12Z")

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Using Browser Library, I’m trying to locate the DOM element for the sign-in button. Which locator to use? \< button class=“account-button js\_offcanvas\_open u-hide@screen-xl-up” data-analytics-id=“px\_common\_click” data…

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## [Not able to Open Microsoft Edge in Private Window (Incognito))](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/not-able-to-open-microsoft-edge-in-private-window-incognito/2389)

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**Author:** [@SunnyKhatri](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/SunnyKhatri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2024 13:35 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/not-able-to-open-microsoft-edge-in-private-window-incognito/2389 "2024-02-10T13:35:26Z")

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Hi Team I want to open Browser in Private Mode (InCognito) mode. I am able to open for Chrome n Firefox but NOT for Microsoft Edge. Any help will be appreciated. Open Browser ${URL\_EMP} ${BROWSER} options=add…

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## [QForce Library Download for Robot Framework](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/qforce-library-download-for-robot-framework/6795)

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**Author:** [@Ram](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Ram)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [8 February 2024 02:04 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/qforce-library-download-for-robot-framework/6795 "2024-02-08T02:04:20Z")

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QForce Library need to Download for Robot Framework in local machine or from PyCharm

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## [Handle Insecure connection Popup](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/handle-insecure-connection-popup/6769)

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**Author:** [@AvéCésar](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Av%C3%A9C%C3%A9sar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [3 February 2024 00:05 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/handle-insecure-connection-popup/6769 "2024-02-03T00:05:12Z")

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Hi Experts, I was using Browser Library to run some tests and I encountered this popup alert (it looks like a JS alert). I tried using the “Handle Future Dialogs” with accept or dismiss but nothing seems to work. I a…

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## [JavaScript Confirm method always dismissed](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/javascript-confirm-method-always-dismissed/6688)

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**Author:** [@sinisa.mitrovic](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/sinisa.mitrovic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 February 2024 20:10 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/javascript-confirm-method-always-dismissed/6688 "2024-02-02T20:10:43Z")

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Hello, I have issue testing one page, It use JavaScript for confirmation: var choice = confirm(“The selected documents will now be finalized!”); if (choice == false) { return; } After this check it runs AJAX and do…

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## [Zooming out an element by scrolling mouse wheel](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/zooming-out-an-element-by-scrolling-mouse-wheel/6711)

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**Author:** [@Aero10](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Aero10)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2024 20:46 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/zooming-out-an-element-by-scrolling-mouse-wheel/6711 "2024-01-30T20:46:12Z")

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Hello all, I am having trouble achieving a zoom out of a web element (not page, just the chart) by scrolling and hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. The way it works in page is user moves mouse over …

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## [Problems with rfbrowser init](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/problems-with-rfbrowser-init/896)

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**Author:** [@jokinr](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/jokinr)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2024 11:33 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/problems-with-rfbrowser-init/896 "2024-01-30T11:33:18Z")

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I have try installation at company network and I have problems with grpc \> grpc@1.24.3 install c:\\users\\xxxx\\py37\\venv\\lib\\site-packages\\Browser\\wrapper\\node\_modules\\grpc \> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build --li…

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## [Issues downloading a .list file](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/issues-downloading-a-list-file/6668)

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**Author:** [@jquesadag](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/jquesadag)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2024 10:21 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/issues-downloading-a-list-file/6668 "2024-01-25T10:21:15Z")

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Hello, I’m new here. I’m a test engineer doing some tests with Robot Framework and Browser library. I saw that there is a keyword for downloading files directly from a URL (Download) but I’m having some trouble getting …

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## [How to use show\_keyword\_call\_banner?](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/how-to-use-show-keyword-call-banner/6665)

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**Author:** [@savadibrahim](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/savadibrahim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 January 2024 19:03 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/how-to-use-show-keyword-call-banner/6665 "2024-01-18T19:03:34Z")

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\*\*\* Settings \*\*\* Library Browser enable\_presenter\_mode=False show\_keyword\_call\_banner=True Library …/Keywords/Custom/Custom.py Resource …/PageObject/PageLibrary.resource Resource …/Keywords/Utils.…

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## [How to ensure required fields cannot be left empty in Browser library](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/how-to-ensure-required-fields-cannot-be-left-empty-in-browser-library/6667)

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**Author:** [@roshanlp56](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/roshanlp56)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [17 January 2024 11:08 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/how-to-ensure-required-fields-cannot-be-left-empty-in-browser-library/6667 "2024-01-17T11:08:11Z")

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There are 6 forms. On each form, there are 6-7 required inputs(text, date,time, dropdown, radio). How do I test all of these? 1 idea is filling all input except for one and seeing whether it says input required or not w…

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## [Unexpected token while parsing selector error](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/unexpected-token-while-parsing-selector-error/6658)

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**Author:** [@Aero10](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Aero10)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 January 2024 08:35 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/unexpected-token-while-parsing-selector-error/6658 "2024-01-15T08:35:29Z")

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Hello all, I am having trouble using Get Element States keyword. This line: Get Element States //div\[text()=' CODE 540001 '\] contains visible Returns an error: Error: locator.waitFor: Unexpected token “” wh…

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## [Robot Framework is not interact with Snackbar element](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/robot-framework-is-not-interact-with-snackbar-element/6649)

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**Author:** [@joseilton](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/joseilton)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [12 January 2024 13:40 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/robot-framework-is-not-interact-with-snackbar-element/6649 "2024-01-12T13:40:38Z")

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I am using the Robot Framework along with the Browser library to automate a website that displays success or error messages using Snackbar. Despite this element being visible on the screen and inspectable, the framework …

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## [How to assert on page titles when crawling](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/how-to-assert-on-page-titles-when-crawling/6633)

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**Author:** [@balaji](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/balaji)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 January 2024 13:51 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/how-to-assert-on-page-titles-when-crawling/6633 "2024-01-10T13:51:43Z")

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I am a newbie to robot framework. I am experimenting with the Browser library to test contents of all pages in a given website. I used the Crawl Site functionality of the library and that works without issues. Now I am t…

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## [I don't see browser even though headless mode is off](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/i-dont-see-browser-even-though-headless-mode-is-off/6624)

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**Author:** [@arturk](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/arturk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [9 January 2024 09:07 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/i-dont-see-browser-even-though-headless-mode-is-off/6624 "2024-01-09T09:07:27Z")

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I don’t see the browser window during my tests even so the tests work fine and the screenshot show what should be there. Here is the code resources: \*\*\* Keywords \*\*\* Generic Web Suite Setup \[Documentation\] Global …

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## [Browser library v16 seems to be a lot slower than v14](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/browser-library-v16-seems-to-be-a-lot-slower-than-v14/5290)

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**Author:** [@bboxstart](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/bboxstart)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [5 January 2024 11:38 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/browser-library-v16-seems-to-be-a-lot-slower-than-v14/5290 "2024-01-05T11:38:34Z")

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I’ve upgrade from v14.x to v16.x because I have a need for the ‘Get Console Log’ keyword which has been introduced in v16. Changes I made are: Updated Robotframework to 6.0.2 (was 6.0.1) Updated Robotframework-browser …

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## [Wait For Response keyword hangs](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/wait-for-response-keyword-hangs/6593)

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**Author:** [@Aero10](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Aero10)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 December 2023 15:34 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/wait-for-response-keyword-hangs/6593 "2023-12-28T15:34:03Z")

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Hello all, I am having trouble getting expected result from Wait For Response keyword. The keyword hangs and waits for response in a situation that to me seems like the response condition is met. I have defined the req…

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## [Got error when install pymssql library in docker](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/got-error-when-install-pymssql-library-in-docker/6575)

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**Author:** [@Tamer538](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Tamer538)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [24 December 2023 08:17 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/got-error-when-install-pymssql-library-in-docker/6575 "2023-12-24T08:17:22Z")

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hello i got the below error when trying to install pymssql using docker file when build my image I think it is related to security issue

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## [Need a help in identifying the selector](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/need-a-help-in-identifying-the-selector/6557)

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**Author:** [@preeyakrish91](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/preeyakrish91)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 December 2023 11:15 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/need-a-help-in-identifying-the-selector/6557 "2023-12-14T11:15:20Z")

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Element tag: \<eui-card id="iris\_model3\_test.zip-27918d63-c3e9-4961-a810-6b5cca45faae" card-title="" class="model-card error selected" style="animation-delay:" selected=""\>\<!--?lit$639088416$--\>\<eui-tag slot="action"\>\<!-…

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## [Is there any way to get the response body in bytes when using wait for response?](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-the-response-body-in-bytes-when-using-wait-for-response/6553)

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**Author:** [@m.parvez.masud](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/m.parvez.masud)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 December 2023 14:47 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-the-response-body-in-bytes-when-using-wait-for-response/6553 "2023-12-11T14:47:58Z")

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I wait for a response that returns a png image. Currently I can only fetch the text of the response when I use wait for response. The problem is, when I try to convert the string to byte, it fails (cannot convert the ch…

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## [Robot click successful but UI hasn't registered it](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/robot-click-successful-but-ui-hasnt-registered-it/6510)

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**Author:** [@anzza](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/anzza)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [9 December 2023 14:45 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/robot-click-successful-but-ui-hasnt-registered-it/6510 "2023-12-09T14:45:23Z")

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Hello, I have been struggling with a problem related to Click-keyword. In some instances the click event itself has been successful, but the UI hasn’t somehow registered(?) the click which creates a deadlock where Robot…

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## [How to keep the browser open during development](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/how-to-keep-the-browser-open-during-development/6447)

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**Author:** [@Lowres](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Lowres)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [5 December 2023 12:46 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/how-to-keep-the-browser-open-during-development/6447 "2023-12-05T12:46:16Z")

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Hello, I am am moving over from Selenium to use the RF Browser Library. An issue I have is that as I develop my script I like to run it in the browser to see what its doing, gauge progress, and then when it errors, or c…

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## [Force Chromium to download PDFs](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/force-chromium-to-download-pdfs/6495)

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**Author:** [@Lowres](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Lowres)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 December 2023 12:38 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/force-chromium-to-download-pdfs/6495 "2023-12-05T12:38:26Z")

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Hello, I am in the process of rewriting Selenium Library to Browser Library and hit a challenge. The site I am testing creates a dynamically generated PDF. In Selenium with Firefox I disable showing PDF files in the bro…

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## [Problems installing Browser library on Mac | Building wheel for grpcio (pyproject.toml)](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/problems-installing-browser-library-on-mac-building-wheel-for-grpcio-pyproject-toml/6355)

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**Author:** [@fabbud](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/fabbud)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 December 2023 11:27 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/problems-installing-browser-library-on-mac-building-wheel-for-grpcio-pyproject-toml/6355 "2023-12-04T11:27:06Z")

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I am trying to install browser library on a macbook pro and I get stuck in “Building wheel for grpcio (pyproject.toml) …”, it stays there forever. I have the latest versions of node, python, grpcio, setuptools… Anyone …

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## [Different "Download" behaviour on web app on manual click and when clicked with Browser](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/different-download-behaviour-on-web-app-on-manual-click-and-when-clicked-with-browser/6516)

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**Author:** [@Dulence](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Dulence)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 November 2023 09:42 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/different-download-behaviour-on-web-app-on-manual-click-and-when-clicked-with-browser/6516 "2023-11-30T09:42:43Z")

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Hello everyone! Hope you are doing well, I would like ask for help on a peculiar behaviour I am getting on React web app. Robot Framework + Browser is used, of course. In essence, it’s a SPA form which populates bunch…

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## [Selenium Grid 4 + playwright (browser library)](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/selenium-grid-4-playwright-browser-library/3422)

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**Author:** [@tomaspekarovic](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/tomaspekarovic)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [23 November 2023 08:59 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/selenium-grid-4-playwright-browser-library/3422 "2023-11-23T08:59:32Z")

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Hi I’m trying to get playwright to work with grid 4. I’m using kubernetes as orchestration. GitHub - SeleniumHQ/docker-selenium: Docker images for the Selenium Grid Server this repo is used for helm deployment (chart…

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## [Problemas no npm ao executar o rfbrowser init](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/problemas-no-npm-ao-executar-o-rfbrowser-init/6489)

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**Author:** [@Josiane](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Josiane)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [21 November 2023 23:41 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/problemas-no-npm-ao-executar-o-rfbrowser-init/6489 "2023-11-21T23:41:17Z")

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Boa noite pessoal! Gostaria de saber se alguém consegue me ajudar com este problema… Após instalar a biblioteca Browser, quando executo o rfbrowser init está retornando o seguinte problema: File “C:\\Python312\\Lib\\subp…

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## [Robotframework-browser Firefox problem](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/robotframework-browser-firefox-problem/5570)

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**Author:** [@Piotro](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Piotro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [21 November 2023 12:22 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/robotframework-browser-firefox-problem/5570 "2023-11-21T12:22:30Z")

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Hi. I use rb-browser Firefox browser.i have problem when i try download pdf file. When i click button on my system nothing happends .in normal firefox everything is ok pdf file is download i don’t know maybe i have probl…

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## [Cannot import name 'PluginParser' from 'robotlibcore'](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/cannot-import-name-pluginparser-from-robotlibcore/6474)

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**Author:** [@AleRobot95](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/AleRobot95)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [20 November 2023 16:21 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/cannot-import-name-pluginparser-from-robotlibcore/6474 "2023-11-20T16:21:19Z")

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The Browser library stopped working. I then tried to upgrade it. I uninstalled and reinstalled it. I even reinstalled pip but nothing. When I launch the command: rfbrowser init the error comes out: from robotlibcore i…

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## [Need help in identifying the keyword for below element - slider](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/need-help-in-identifying-the-keyword-for-below-element-slider/6465)

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**Author:** [@preeyakrish91](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/preeyakrish91)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [18 November 2023 14:13 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/need-help-in-identifying-the-keyword-for-below-element-slider/6465 "2023-11-18T14:13:39Z")

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On this slider need keyword to work on. Have tried scroll on and scroll to keyword Scroll By id=select-weightage horizontal=${model\_weightage} Scroll To id=select-weightage horizontal=${model\_weighta…

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