chrome_runner.py

import pathlib  
  
from selenium import webdriver  
  
import config
  
def configure_chrome_driver():  
  options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()  
  options.add_argument(f"user-data-dir={pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.absolute().joinpath('chrome-profile')}")  
  
  # disable image loading for better performance  
  # options.add_experimental_option("prefs", {"profile.managed_default_content_settings.images": 2})  
  
  the_driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=config.DRIVER_EXECUTABLE_PATH, options=options)  
  
  # page loading time and wait time for page reload  
  the_driver.set_page_load_timeout(5)  
  the_driver.implicitly_wait(2)  
  return the_driver