how to use option 'add_experimental_option'

[xiaoguren]

how to use option 'add_experimental_option'
it will exception

below my code

import undetected_chromedriver.v2 as uc
#Chrome Options
chrome_options = uc.ChromeOptions()
#Trying to set preferences for cookies (Found this from the following stackoverflow post: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48667852/how-to-change-allow-sites-to-save-and-read-cookie-data-recommended-and-or-bloc/67260066#67260066)
prefs = {"profile.default_content_setting_values.cookies": 1, "profile.cookie_controls_mode": 0}
chrome_options.add_experimental_option("prefs", prefs)
#Initializes driver
driver = uc.Chrome(options=chrome_options)
#Navigates to website to check if cookies enabled
driver.get("https://www.whatismybrowser.com/detect/are-cookies-enabled")
#Prints true if cookies enabled and false if disabled
print(driver.find_element_by_id("detected_value").text=="Yes")
driver.close()

crash info

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:/WebAutoTest/others/test.py", line 8, in
driver = uc.Chrome(options=chrome_options)
File "D:\WebAutoTest\venv\lib\site-packages\undetected_chromedriver\v2.py", line 302, in init
super(Chrome, self).init(
File "D:\WebAutoTest\venv\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\chrome\webdriver.py", line 69, in init
super(WebDriver, self).init(DesiredCapabilities.CHROME['browserName'], "goog",
File "D:\WebAutoTest\venv\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\chromium\webdriver.py", line 93, in init
RemoteWebDriver.init(
File "D:\WebAutoTest\venv\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 248, in init
self.start_session(capabilities, browser_profile)
File "D:\WebAutoTest\venv\lib\site-packages\undetected_chromedriver\v2.py", line 577, in start_session
super(Chrome, self).start_session(capabilities, browser_profile)
File "D:\WebAutoTest\venv\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 339, in start_session
response = self.execute(Command.NEW_SESSION, parameters)
File "D:\WebAutoTest\venv\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 400, in execute
self.error_handler.check_response(response)
File "D:\WebAutoTest\venv\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\errorhandler.py", line 236, in check_response
raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.InvalidArgumentException: Message: invalid argument: cannot parse capability: goog:chromeOptions
from invalid argument: unrecognized chrome option: prefs
Stacktrace:
Backtrace:
Ordinal0 [0x006ABDE3+2473443]
Ordinal0 [0x00646661+2057825]
Ordinal0 [0x00552438+1057848]
Ordinal0 [0x00566C38+1141816]
Ordinal0 [0x00569554+1152340]
Ordinal0 [0x005637E2+1128418]
Ordinal0 [0x005989C3+1345987]
Ordinal0 [0x0059861C+1345052]
Ordinal0 [0x005998C5+1349829]
Ordinal0 [0x0059974A+1349450]
Ordinal0 [0x005955AB+1332651]
Ordinal0 [0x00572104+1188100]
Ordinal0 [0x00572F59+1191769]
GetHandleVerifier [0x00832266+1549718]
GetHandleVerifier [0x008DD4A7+2250711]
GetHandleVerifier [0x0073718B+521403]
GetHandleVerifier [0x00736229+517465]
Ordinal0 [0x0064B79D+2078621]
Ordinal0 [0x0064FB58+2095960]
Ordinal0 [0x0064FC92+2096274]
Ordinal0 [0x00659541+2135361]
BaseThreadInitThunk [0x769E6359+25]
RtlGetAppContainerNamedObjectPath [0x77528944+228]
RtlGetAppContainerNamedObjectPath [0x77528914+180]

[xiaoguren]

please

[Dzeri96]

I'm trying to get this working too

[luolongfei]

@Dzeri96 @xiaoguren I have the same problem, did you solve it please?

[Dzeri96]

@luolongfei Unfortunately not, I just reverted to the older version of the driver

[shahrooz1397]

i have the same problem please help me

i cant use normal chromedriver because it detects me but with this driver i had no problem just cant set preferences

[metalpacoforeal]

Anybody figure this out yet? 🙂