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Testing Tools
Testing Tools
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Sample Python Programs
Sample Python Programs
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Selenium Python First Script
Selenium Python First Script
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HTML Form elements
HTML Form elements
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Handle HTML Frames
Handle HTML Frames
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Handling Dropdown Lists
Handling Dropdown Lists
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Selenium Action class
Selenium Action class
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Python Database Programming
Python Database Programming
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Selenium Python for Beginners [ 2024 ]
About Lesson

Internet Explorer Driver

Internet Explorer driver allows you to automate Internet Explorer. IE browser can only run on old Windows operating system machines.

The browser cannot run on Linux and macOS machines. The driver will be available in only two formats:

  • Windows 32-bit
  • Windows 64-bit

Download IE Driver

Follow the below steps to download the IE driver. Open the web browser and launch the following URL:

Scroll down to the Internet Explorer Driver Server section.

Internet Explorer Driver Server Download

Download the IEDriver Server zip file. On Windows 64-bit machine click on he 64 bit Windows IE download link.

This will download the IEDriverServer_x64_<version>.zip  zip file. Extract the file contents.

The file IEDriverServer.exe is the driver file.

Copy this exe file to the Python automation project folder.

Important Note

Internet Explorer (IE) is a deprecated web browser. It was included in old Windows operating systems like Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, etc. Microsoft officially ended support for Internet Explorer and encourages users to switch to Microsoft Edge, its successor. Microsoft Edge is a modern, faster, and more secure browser.