Prevent Extra HTTP request from Python?

[pweek]

I've noticed an extra http request hitting the URL called when using uc=True. I see it occur right before the usual request when I check my web logs. It has user_agent "python-requests/2.31.0" but does not occur unless uc=True is used. Any way to prevent this?

from seleniumbase import Driver
driver = Driver(uc=True)
driver.get(MYURL)
driver.quit()

[mdmintz]

That's covered in the UC Mode video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dMFI3e85ig

In UC Mode, driver.get(url) has been modified so that it first checks if UC Mode is needed for the website you're loading. If so, it calls driver.uc_open_with_reconnect(url), and if not needed, it calls driver.default_get(url), which is a copy of the original driver.get(url).

In summary, to avoid that extra requests call, use either of the following when using UC Mode:

• driver.default_get(url)
• driver.uc_open_with_reconnect(url).