Selenium Webdriver: How to Download a PDF File with Python?

Question

I am using selenium webdriver to automate downloading several PDF files. I get the PDF preview window (see below), and now I would like to download the file. How can I accom

Answer 1

You can download the pdf (Embeded pdf & Normal pdf) from web using selenium.

from selenium import webdriver

download_dir = "C:\\Users\\omprakashpk\\Documents" # for linux/*nix, download_dir="/usr/Public"
options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()

profile = {"plugins.plugins_list": [{"enabled": False, "name": "Chrome PDF Viewer"}], # Disable Chrome's PDF Viewer
               "download.default_directory": download_dir , "download.extensions_to_open": "applications/pdf"}
options.add_experimental_option("prefs", profile)
driver = webdriver.Chrome('C:\\chromedriver\\chromedriver_2_32.exe', chrome_options=options)  # Optional argument, if not specified will search path.

driver.get(`pdf_url`)

It will download and save the pdf in directory specified. Change the download_dir location and chrome driver location as per your convenience.

You can download chrome driver from here.

Hope it helps!

Answer 2

Try this code, it worked for me.

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_experimental_option('prefs', {
"download.default_directory": "C:/Users/XXXX/Desktop", #Change default directory for downloads
"download.prompt_for_download": False, #To auto download the file
"download.directory_upgrade": True,
"plugins.always_open_pdf_externally": True #It will not show PDF directly in chrome
})
self.driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options

Answer 3

In My case it worked without any code modification,Just need to disabled the Chrome pdf viewer

Here are the steps to disable it

1. Go into Chrome Settings
2. Scroll to the bottom click on Advanced
3. Under Privacy And Security - Click on "Site Settings"
4. Scroll to PDF Documents
5. Enable "Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Chrome"