How does the "downloaded_files" folder work?

[M-Zubair10]

SeleniumBase Driver creates downlaod_files folder inside my working dir when initialized
This is weird, it must be inside pypi package folder

[mdmintz]

SeleniumBase creates the downloaded_files folder in the working directory where pytest is invoked. Any click-initiated downloads will go there. It's also used for any special files needed. It also holds lock files to prevent issues with multi-threading. The folder resets at the start of every new pytest run so that past test runs don't interfere with new ones. The folder is hard-coded there to prevent issues. And since the folder is reset at the start of new pytest runs, you wouldn't want to use any other existing folders for it.

There are lots of built-in test methods that are specially made for that folder, such as:

self.get_downloads_folder()

self.get_browser_downloads_folder()

self.get_path_of_downloaded_file(file)

self.is_downloaded_file_present(file)

self.delete_downloaded_file_if_present(file)
# Duplicates: self.delete_downloaded_file(file)

self.assert_downloaded_file(file)

If you need files in a different folder, use Python os, sys, and shutil libraries for copying the files you need into a different folder after they get downloaded to the downloaded_files folder.

[M-Zubair10]

Fine

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On Sat, Oct 22, 2022, 10:30 AM Michael Mintz ***@***.***> wrote: SeleniumBase creates the downloaded_files folder in the working directory where pytest is invoked. Any click-initiated downloads will go there. It's also used for any special files needed. It also holds lock files to prevent issues with multi-threading. The folder resets at the start of every new pytest run so that past test runs don't interfere with new ones. The folder is hard-coded there to prevent issues. And since the folder is reset at the start of new pytest runs, you wouldn't want to use any other existing folders for it. There are lots of built-in test methods that are specially made for that folder, such as: self.get_downloads_folder() self.get_browser_downloads_folder() self.get_path_of_downloaded_file(file) self.is_downloaded_file_present(file) self.delete_downloaded_file_if_present(file)# Duplicates: self.delete_downloaded_file(file) self.assert_downloaded_file(file) If you need files in a different folder, use Python os, sys, and shutil libraries for copying the files you need into a different folder after they get downloaded to the downloaded_files folder. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1557 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ALL7Y5EEZSDFLNWXXAUIHN3WEN3YDANCNFSM6AAAAAARLWCACU> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>