How to close Selenium PhantomJS browser without AttributeError?

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I’m having trouble with my Selenium script using PhantomJS. Everything works fine until I try to close the browser. Here’s what I’m doing:

from selenium import webdriver

phantom = webdriver.PhantomJS(path='/usr/local/phantomjs', options=['--ignore-ssl-errors=true', '--ssl-protocol=TLSv1'])
phantom.get('https://example.com')

# Do some stuff here

phantom.quit()

When I run phantom.quit(), I get this error:

AttributeError: 'Popen' object has no attribute 'terminate'

The full traceback points to some issue in the Selenium PhantomJS driver code. I’m not sure why this is happening or how to fix it. Has anyone run into this before? Any ideas on how to properly close the PhantomJS browser without getting this error? I’m using Python 2.7 if that matters. Thanks for any help!

2

I encountered a similar issue in one of my projects. Have you considered using a context manager? It can handle the browser closure automatically, even if an exception occurs. Here’s an example:

from contextlib import contextmanager
from selenium import webdriver

@contextmanager
def phantom_driver():
    driver = webdriver.PhantomJS(path='/usr/local/phantomjs', options=['--ignore-ssl-errors=true', '--ssl-protocol=TLSv1'])
    try:
        yield driver
    finally:
        driver.quit()

with phantom_driver() as phantom:
    phantom.get('https://example.com')
    # Your code here

This approach ensures that the browser is closed properly, regardless of how the execution ends. It might help bypass the AttributeError you’re experiencing.

3

hey, i’ve seen this before. try using phantom.close() instead of phantom.quit(). sometimes quit() can be buggy with phantomjs. also, make sure ur phantomjs version is up to date. if that doesnt work, u might wanna switch to headless chrome or firefox. they’re more reliable these days

4

I’ve dealt with this problem before, and it can be frustrating. One solution that worked for me was to explicitly call phantom.service.process.send_signal(15) before phantom.quit(). This sends a SIGTERM signal to the PhantomJS process, which often helps avoid the AttributeError.

Here’s how you can modify your code:

import signal
from selenium import webdriver

phantom = webdriver.PhantomJS(path='/usr/local/phantomjs', options=['--ignore-ssl-errors=true', '--ssl-protocol=TLSv1'])
phantom.get('https://example.com')

# Your code here

phantom.service.process.send_signal(signal.SIGTERM)
phantom.quit()

This approach worked well in my projects. If you’re still having issues, consider updating your Selenium and PhantomJS versions. As others mentioned, switching to headless Chrome or Firefox might be a good long-term solution, as PhantomJS is no longer actively maintained.