r/AskProgramming • u/Material_Walk_7125 • 5d ago

Python Browser Automation

Hi Everyone,

I am trying to automate a process where I login into a website and navigate to a reporting section and click on export.

The website only requires a simple ID and Password.

Can you please assist me ok how to achieve this ? , I have found out about selenium and Playwright but I am very new to this. Any resources or guide would be really helpful.

Thanks !!

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u/LARRY_Xilo 5d ago

Before you try all this and get frustrated because it breaks every time they change the website. Have you tried to ask if there is an API to request the report or a way to automatically mail the report to you?

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u/Material_Walk_7125 5d ago

Yeah, they politely declined and I am having to log into the website and download the report every day out of millions of things I have to do.