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LinkedIn Automation Script Overview

This script automates interaction with a LinkedIn group using Selenium and undetected ChromeDriver. It initializes a Chrome browser, navigates to a specific group, and attempts to click on the post button while handling potential errors.

Prompt

import undetected_chromedriver as uc
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
from selenium.common.exceptions import TimeoutException
import time

def run_linkedin_script():
    chrome_options = uc.ChromeOptions()
    chrome_options.add_argument("--remote-debugging-port=9222")
    
    try:
        print("Initializing Chrome driver...")
        driver = uc.Chrome(options=chrome_options)
        
        print("Navigating to LinkedIn group...")
        driver.get("https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2013423/")
        
        print("Waiting for page to load...")
        time.sleep(10)
        
        print("Current URL:", driver.current_url)
        print("Page title:", driver.title)
        
        # Function to click the "Start a public post" button
        def click_post_button():
            try:
                # Use the provided XPath
                post_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(
                    EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, '//*[@id="ember130"]'))
                )
                post_button.click()
                print("Clicked 'Start a public post' button")
            except TimeoutException:
                try:
                    # Fallback to a more general XPath if the specific one doesn't work
                    post_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
                        EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//button[contains(@class, 'artdeco-button') and contains(., 'Start a post')]"))
                    )
                    post_button.click()
                    print("Clicked 'Start a public post' button using fallback method")
                except TimeoutException:
                    print("Failed to find 'Start a public post' button")
                    raise

        # Click the post button
        click_post_button()

        # Wait for the post creation interface to load
        try:
            WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(
                EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//div[contains(@class, 'editor-container')]"))
            )
            print("Post creation interface loaded")
        except TimeoutException:
            print("Post creation interface did not load within expected time")

        print("Script execution completed. Browser will remain open.")
        
        # Keep the script running to prevent the browser from closing
        input("Press Enter to end the script (browser will remain open)...")
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run_linkedin_script()

Answer

digraph G {
    rankdir=LR;
    node [shape=box, style=filled, fillcolor=lightgray];

    subgraph cluster_imports {
        label = "Imports";
        uc [label="import\nundetected_chromedriver\nas uc"];
        By [label="from\nselenium.webdriver.common.by\nimport By"];
        WebDriverWait [label="from\nselenium.webdriver.support.ui\nimport WebDriverWait"];
        EC [label="from\nselenium.webdriver.support\nimport expected_conditions as EC"];
        TimeoutException [label="from\nselenium.common.exceptions\nimport TimeoutException"];
        time [label="import time"];
    }

    subgraph cluster_main {
        label = "Main Function";
        main [label="if __name__ == '__main__':\n    run_linkedin_script()"];
    }

    subgraph cluster_run_linkedin_script {
        label = "run_linkedin_script()";
        run_linkedin_script [label="def run_linkedin_script():"];

        chrome_options [label="chrome_options = uc.ChromeOptions()"];
        add_argument [label="chrome_options.add_argument('--remote-debugging-port=9222')"];
        
        try_block [label="try:" shape=diamond style=filled fillcolor=lightblue];

        init_chrome [label="driver = uc.Chrome(options=chrome_options)"];
        navigate [label="driver.get('https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2013423/')"];
        sleep [label="time.sleep(10)"];
        current_url [label="driver.current_url"];
        page_title [label="driver.title"];

        def_click_post_button [label="def click_post_button():"];
        try_click_post_button [label="try:" shape=diamond style=filled fillcolor=lightblue];
        wait_post_button [label="post_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(\n    EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH,\n    '//*[@id=\"ember130\"]'))\n)"];
        post_button_click [label="post_button.click()"];
        click_post_button_message [label="print('Clicked Start a public post button')"];

        except_timeout_post [label="except TimeoutException:"];
        fallback_wait_post_button [label="post_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(\n    EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH,\n    '//button[contains(@class, 'artdeco-button')\n    and contains(., 'Start a post')]'\n))"];
        fallback_post_button_click [label="post_button.click()"];
        fallback_click_post_button_message [label="print('Clicked Start a public post button using fallback method')"];

        fail_post_button_message [label="print('Failed to find Start a public post button')"];
        raise_exception [label="raise"];
        call_click_post_button [label="click_post_button()"];

        wait_post_interface [label="try:" shape=diamond style=filled fillcolor=lightblue];
        post_interface [label="WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(\n    EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH,\n    \"//div[contains(@class, 'editor-container')]\n))"];
        post_interface_message [label="print('Post creation interface loaded')"];

        except_timeout_interface [label="except TimeoutException:"];
        fail_post_interface_message [label="print('Post creation interface did not load within expected time')"];

        complete_script_message [label="print('Script execution completed. Browser will remain open.')"];
        input_message [label="input('Press Enter to end the script\n(browser will remain open)...')"];

        except_main [label="except Exception as e:"];
        error_message [label="print(f'An error occurred: {e}')"];
    }

    uc -> run_linkedin_script;
    By -> run_linkedin_script;
    WebDriverWait -> run_linkedin_script;
    EC -> run_linkedin_script;
    TimeoutException -> run_linkedin_script;
    time -> run_linkedin_script;

    main -> run_linkedin_script;

    run_linkedin_script -> chrome_options;
    chrome_options -> add_argument;
    add_argument -> try_block;

    try_block -> init_chrome;
    init_chrome -> navigate;
    navigate -> sleep;
    sleep -> current_url;
    current_url -> page_title;

    page_title -> def_click_post_button;
    def_click_post_button -> try_click_post_button;
    try_click_post_button -> wait_post_button;
    wait_post_button -> post_button_click;
    post_button_click -> click_post_button_message;

    try_click_post_button -> except_timeout_post;
    except_timeout_post -> fallback_wait_post_button;
    fallback_wait_post_button -> fallback_post_button_click;
    fallback_post_button_click -> fallback_click_post_button_message;

    except_timeout_post -> fail_post_button_message;
    fail_post_button_message -> raise_exception;

    page_title -> call_click_post_button;
    call_click_post_button -> wait_post_interface;

    wait_post_interface -> post_interface;
    post_interface -> post_interface_message;

    wait_post_interface -> except_timeout_interface;
    except_timeout_interface -> fail_post_interface_message;

    post_interface_message -> complete_script_message;
    complete_script_message -> input_message;

    try_block -> except_main;
    except_main -> error_message;
}

Summary

Imports:
- Various essential packages are imported.
Main Function:
- Executes run_linkedin_script() function.
run_linkedin_script Function:
- Initialises Chrome driver with options.
- Navigates to LinkedIn group.
- Waits for the page to load.
- Prints the current URL and page title.
- Defines and calls click_post_button to interact with the page.
- Waits for the post creation interface to load.
- Keeps the browser open and prompts user input to end script.
- Handles errors and prints custom error messages.

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