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How can Python/Selenium be used to move the mouse in a human-like manner, similar to the pptr ghost-cursor?

asked 2021-09-02 11:00:00 +0000

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answered 2022-12-31 14:00:00 +0000

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Python/Selenium can make use of the ActionChains module to move the mouse in a human-like manner. Here's an example code snippet that demonstrates how to move the mouse:

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains
import time

# initialize the driver
driver = webdriver.Chrome()

# navigate to the website
driver.get("https://example.com")

# locate the element to move the mouse over
element = driver.find_element_by_id("some_element_id")

# create an ActionChains object
actions = ActionChains(driver)

# move the mouse to the center of the element, and pause for a moment
actions.move_to_element(element).pause(0.5)

# move the mouse to a different location
actions.move_by_offset(50, 0).pause(0.5)

# perform the actions
actions.perform()

# close the driver
driver.quit()

In this example, we first navigate to a website and locate an element to move the mouse over. We then create an ActionChains object and use the move_to_element method to move the mouse to the center of the element. We also use the move_by_offset method to move the mouse to a different location. Finally, we call the perform method to execute the actions.

By using a combination of move_to_element and move_by_offset, we can simulate human-like mouse movements and create a ghost-cursor effect similar to pptr.

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