Automated Google Search and First Result Click with Selenium

This function uses the selenium library to open the Google website, search for results based on the provided keyword, and click on the first search result link. Finally, it closes the browser.

Technology Stack : selenium, Chrome WebDriver, By, Keys, WebDriverWait, expected_conditions

Code Type : The type of code

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

def search_website_by_keyword(arg1, arg2):
    # Initialize the WebDriver
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    
    # Open a website
    driver.get("https://www.google.com")
    
    # Find the search box and enter a keyword
    search_box = driver.find_element(By.NAME, "q")
    search_box.send_keys(arg1)
    search_box.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
    
    # Wait for the results to load and click on the first link
    WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
        EC.presence_of_element_located((By.CSS_SELECTOR, "h3"))
    )
    first_link = driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "h3")
    first_link.click()
    
    # Close the browser
    driver.quit()