Instapy: selenium.common.exceptions.SessionNotCreatedException: Message: Unable to find a matching set of capabilities

[punlover]

C:\Users...\Desktop\InstaPy-master>python quickstart.py
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No any custom workspace provided. ~using existing..
InstaPy Version: 0.6.2
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Workspace in use: "C:/Users/.../InstaPy"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "quickstart.py", line 13, in
session = InstaPy(username="ouraccount",password="ourpass")
File "C:\Users...\Desktop\InstaPy-master\instapy\instapy.py", line 321,
in __init__
self.logger,
File "C:\Users...\Desktop\InstaPy-master\instapy\browser.py", line 114,
in set_selenium_local_session
options=firefox_options,
File "C:\Users...\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-pa
ckages\selenium\webdriver\firefox\webdriver.py", line 174, in __init__
keep_alive=True)
File "C:\Users...\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-pa
ckages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 157, in __init__
self.start_session(capabilities, browser_profile)
File "C:\Users...\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-pa
ckages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 252, in start_session
response = self.execute(Command.NEW_SESSION, parameters)
File "C:\Users...\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-pa
ckages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 321, in execute
self.error_handler.check_response(response)
File "C:\Users...\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-pa
ckages\selenium\webdriver\remote\errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response
raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.SessionNotCreatedException: Message: Unable to find a
matching set of capabilities

I don't know why this is happening (I put ourpass and ouraccount in order to protect our privacy)

[dev4jam]

Having the same issue on Ubuntu

[FabrizioConrado]

Having the same issue. I'm using Mac OS (Mojave) with Chrome

RESOLVED: I installed Firefox and this particular problem was resolved. If you are already using Firefox and still having trouble, please see #4923

[stryker77]

I'm having the same issue can anyone help me with this please

[prototype127]

download the dev branch version and try running it on firefox

[Luismij]

Same here in Digital Ocean!

[lorenzoPrimi]

@Luismij apt-get install firefox solved for me on digitalocean

[Ebanchous]

Firefox installation really helped! :)

[ianmihura]

What helped for me was switching from firefox to chrome, which requires a bit of touching the core files of the project, but works just fine now :)

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