Selenium Webdriver in Python - files download directory change in Chrome preferences

Question

I\'m using Selenium Webdriver (in Python) to automate the downloading of thousands of files. I want to set Chrome\'s download folder programmatically. After reading this, I

Answer 1

If anyone is still having trouble and the above solutions didn't work, I found adding a following slash ('\') to my download path.

Mine looked like this:

    if browser == 'chrome':
        options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
        options.add_argument("--start-maximized")
        prefs = {"profile.default_content_settings.popups": 0,
                 "download.default_directory": r"C:\Users\user_dir\Desktop\\", # IMPORTANT - ENDING SLASH V IMPORTANT
                 "directory_upgrade": True}
        options.add_experimental_option("prefs", prefs)
        return webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=Base.chromedriver_dir, chrome_options=options)