[🐛 Bug]: Cannot Turn Off New Auto Download Feature.

[Nutcutt3er]

What happened?

Selenium and Chrome For Testing, how to disable the new browser.driver download?

I have Chrome For Testing and chromedriver installed in a custom location, and everything works, but it downloads the newer version(and does nothing with them everytime I run the script.)

I can watch in task manager as it maxes out my internet for a while downloading.

It is downloading new browser and driver?

How can we reproduce the issue?

service = Service()
options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
chrome_path = r"testing\chrome-win64\chrome.exe"
options.binary_location = chrome_path
#options.page_load_strategy = 'eager'
#options.add_argument("--headless=new")
options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['enable-logging'])
#options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)
options.add_argument("disable-extensions");
options.add_experimental_option("prefs", {
  "download.default_directory": "my\\directory",
  "download.prompt_for_download": False,
  "download.directory_upgrade": True,
  "credentials_enable_service": False,
  "profile.password_manager_enabled": False,
})

Service('testing/driver/chromedriver.exe')
driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service, options=options)
driver.get('https://www.google.com/')
time.sleep(20)

Relevant log output

Selenium Manager set by env SE_MANAGER_PATH to: C:\******\Scripts\selenium-manager.exe
Selenium Manager binary found at: C:\*******\Scripts\selenium-manager.exe
Executing process: C:******\Scripts\selenium-manager.exe --browser chrome --browser-path testing\chrome-win64\chrome.exe --debug --language-binding python --output json
chromedriver not found in PATH
Running command: wmic datafile where name='C:******\\testing\\chrome-win64\\chrome.exe' get Version /value
Output: ""
Running command: REG QUERY HKCU\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon /v version
Output: ""
chrome not found in the system
Required browser: chrome 126.0.6478.182
chrome 126.0.6478.182 already exists
chrome 126.0.6478.182 is available at C:\******\.cache\selenium\chrome\win64\126.0.6478.182\chrome.exe
Required driver: chromedriver 126.0.6478.182
chromedriver 126.0.6478.182 already in the cache
Driver path: C:******\.cache\selenium\chromedriver\win64\126.0.6478.182\chromedriver.exe

Operating System

Win 10

Selenium version

Python Selenium Version: 4.22.0

What are the browser(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

Chrome For Testing Version 126.0.6478.182

What are the browser driver(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

Chromdriver 127.0.6533.88

Are you using Selenium Grid?

No Grid

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[diemol]

You are declaring the service -> service = Service(), and then in the code, you are never modifying that variable.

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[Nutcutt3er]

This is setting the location correct? Otherwise can you please elaborate?

Service('testing/driver/chromedriver.exe') driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service, options=options)

[diemol]

Service('testing/driver/chromedriver.exe') this value is not being used, it is not assigned to any variable.

[Nutcutt3er]

Perfect, thank you!

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