downloadTikTok.py example

[madnai]

I have a provlem when running example downloadTikTok.py

I get an error:
Traceback (most recent call last): File "downloadTikTok.py", line 6, in <module> tiktokData = api.get_Video_By_Url("https://www.tiktok.com/@ceciliaannborne/video/6817602864228207878", return_bytes=1) File "/home/ubuntu/workspace/django-react/TikTokApi/TikTokApi/tiktok.py", line 276, in get_Video_By_Url driver = webdriver.Chrome() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/chrome/webdriver.py", line 81, in __init__ desired_capabilities=desired_capabilities) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 157, in __init__ self.start_session(capabilities, browser_profile) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 252, in start_session response = self.execute(Command.NEW_SESSION, parameters) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 321, in execute self.error_handler.check_response(response) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace) selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: unknown error: Chrome failed to start: exited abnormally. (unknown error: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist) (The process started from chrome location /usr/bin/google-chrome is no longer running, so ChromeDriver is assuming that Chrome has crashed.)

Im working on Ubuntu 18.04
I have chrome installed version: 81.0.4044.138
I have chromedrvier installed: 81.0.4044.138

Did anyone maybe knows what is wrong?

[davidteather]

Since I think you're using a virtual environment on ubuntu you should run the following

sudo apt-get install chromium-chromedriver

More info #95

[madnai]

I did install chromium-chromedriver globally and I have the same problem.
When I run command: chromedriver I got response:
Starting ChromeDriver 81.0.4044.138 (8c6c7ba89cc9453625af54f11fd83179e23450fa-refs/branch-heads/4044@{#999}) on port 9515 Only local connections are allowed. Please protect ports used by ChromeDriver and related test frameworks to prevent access by malicious code.

[davidteather]

Does it work when you run the script as sudo?

[madnai]

Running sudo python3 downloadTikTok.py results:
Traceback (most recent call last): File "downloadTikTok.py", line 6, in <module> tiktokData = api.get_Video_By_Url("https://www.tiktok.com/@ceciliaannborne/video/6817602864228207878", return_bytes=1) File "/home/ubuntu/workspace/django-react/TikTokApi/TikTokApi/tiktok.py", line 276, in get_Video_By_Url driver = webdriver.Chrome() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/chrome/webdriver.py", line 81, in __init__ desired_capabilities=desired_capabilities) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 157, in __init__ self.start_session(capabilities, browser_profile) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 252, in start_session response = self.execute(Command.NEW_SESSION, parameters) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 321, in execute self.error_handler.check_response(response) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace) selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: unknown error: Chrome failed to start: exited abnormally. (unknown error: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist) (The process started from chrome location /usr/bin/google-chrome is no longer running, so ChromeDriver is assuming that Chrome has crashed.)

[davidteather]

Closing because I’m unable to replicate. If you want a setup guide for Ubuntu you can check out the Travis.yml in the root of this GitHub which if you run the prescript section commands you should have a working Ubuntu version.

[FavorMylikes]

Same issue.
Centos 8
4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Apr 9 13:49:54 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
python 3.8

    self.api: TikTokApi = TikTokApi.get_instance(use_selenium=True, executablePath=CHROME_DRIVER)
  File "/root/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/TikTokApi/tiktok.py", line 89, in get_instance
    TikTokApi(**kwargs)
  File "/root/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/TikTokApi/tiktok.py", line 56, in __init__
    self.browser = browser(**kwargs)
  File "/root/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/TikTokApi/browser_selenium.py", line 65, in __init__
    raise e
  File "/root/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/TikTokApi/browser_selenium.py", line 63, in __init__
    self.browser = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=self.executablePath, chrome_options=options)
  File "/root/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/chrome/webdriver.py", line 76, in __init__
    RemoteWebDriver.__init__(
  File "/root/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 157, in __init__
    self.start_session(capabilities, browser_profile)
  File "/root/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 252, in start_session
    response = self.execute(Command.NEW_SESSION, parameters)
  File "/root/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 321, in execute
    self.error_handler.check_response(response)
  File "/root/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response
    raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: unknown error: Chrome failed to start: exited abnormally
  (unknown error: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist)
  (The process started from chrome location /usr/bin/google-chrome is no longer running, so ChromeDriver is assuming that Chrome has crashed.)
  (Driver info: chromedriver=2.42.591071 (0b695ff80972cc1a65a5cd643186d2ae582cd4ac),platform=Linux 4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64 x86_64)