Requestium

0.5.1 verified Fri May 01 auth: no python maintenance

Requestium is a Python library that merges the power of Requests (for HTTP) with Selenium (for browser automation) into a single unified session object. Version 0.5.1 requires Python >=3.10. The project appears to be in maintenance mode with no recent updates.

pip install requestium

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requestium' ↓

cause Library not installed or Python version incompatible.

fix

Ensure you are using Python >=3.10 and run: pip install requestium

error AttributeError: 'Session' object has no attribute 'driver' ↓

cause Trying to access selenium driver without initializing browser or after calling close().

fix

Initialize Session with driver_path and browser parameters: s = Session(driver_path='chromedriver', browser='chrome')

error selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: 'chromedriver' executable needs to be in PATH ↓

cause ChromeDriver not installed or not in PATH.

fix

Install ChromeDriver and add it to PATH, or provide the full path via driver_path parameter.

Warnings

breaking Requires Python >=3.10. Older versions do not support this library. ↓

fix Upgrade Python to 3.10+ or use an older version of requestium if available.

gotcha The library may not be actively maintained; issues and PRs may not be addressed. ↓

fix Consider using alternatives like Requests+BeautifulSoup or Selenium Wire if you need active maintenance.

deprecated Selenium 4 changed find_element API; old syntax may break. ↓

fix Use Selenium 4 compatible syntax: driver.find_element('tag name', 'body') instead of driver.find_element_by_tag_name('body').

Imports

Session

wrong

from requestium.session import Session

correct

from requestium import Session

Session is directly exposed at package level

Requestium
```
from requestium import Requestium
```
Requestium class is a wrapper; use Session instead for most cases

Quickstart

Basic usage: create a unified session with both requests and selenium capabilities.

from requestium import Session

# Create a session with a browser (e.g., Chrome)
s = Session(driver_path='chromedriver', browser='chrome')

# Use requests interface
response = s.get('https://httpbin.org/get')
print(response.text)

# Use selenium to interact with JavaScript
try:
    s.driver.get('https://httpbin.org/get')
    element = s.driver.find_element('tag name', 'body')
    print(element.text)
except Exception as e:
    print(f'Browser not available: {e}')
finally:
    s.close()