test_browser.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Quick browser test to diagnose Playwright issues."""

from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
import sys

print("Testing Playwright browser launch...\n")

try:
    print("1. Starting Playwright...")
    playwright = sync_playwright().start()
    print("   ✓ Playwright started\n")
    
    # Try Firefox first (more stable on macOS)
    browser = None
    browser_name = None
    
    print("2. Trying Firefox (headless=False)...")
    try:
        browser = playwright.firefox.launch(
            headless=False,
            timeout=60000
        )
        browser_name = "Firefox"
        print("   ✓ Firefox launched\n")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"   ✗ Firefox failed: {e}\n")
        print("3. Trying Chromium (headless=False)...")
        browser = playwright.chromium.launch(
            headless=False,
            args=['--no-sandbox', '--disable-dev-shm-usage'],
            timeout=60000
        )
        browser_name = "Chromium"
        print("   ✓ Chromium launched\n")
    
    print("3. Creating context...")
    context = browser.new_context()
    print("   ✓ Context created\n")
    
    print("4. Creating page...")
    page = context.new_page()
    print("   ✓ Page created\n")
    
    print("5. Navigating to example.com...")
    page.goto('https://example.com', timeout=30000)
    print("   ✓ Navigation successful\n")
    
    print("6. Getting page title...")
    title = page.title()
    print(f"   ✓ Page title: {title}\n")
    
    input("Press Enter to close browser...")
    
    print("7. Closing browser...")
    browser.close()
    playwright.stop()
    print("   ✓ Browser closed\n")
    
    print(f"✅ All tests passed! Playwright is working correctly with {browser_name}.")
    sys.exit(0)
    
except Exception as e:
    print(f"\n❌ Error: {e}\n")
    print("Troubleshooting:")
    print("1. Run: playwright install firefox")
    print("2. Run: playwright install chromium")
    print("3. Check Python version (3.9+ required, 3.10+ recommended)")
    print("4. Try reinstalling: pip uninstall playwright && pip install playwright")
    print("5. On macOS, check if you need to allow browsers in Security settings")
    sys.exit(1)