python install_error ai_generated true

selenium.common.exceptions.SessionNotCreatedException: Message: session not created: This version of ChromeDriver only supports Chrome version 121

ID: python/pytest-selenium-webdriver-manager-fail

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80%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
0Evidence
2026-01-08First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
4.15.x active — — —
4.20.x active — — —

Root Cause

The installed ChromeDriver version doesn't match the local Chrome browser. This commonly happens after an automatic Chrome update without a corresponding driver update.

generic

中文

已安装的 ChromeDriver 版本与本地 Chrome 浏览器不匹配。常见于 Chrome 自动更新但 driver 未同步更新。

Workarounds

  1. 94% success 
    from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service

# Selenium Manager handles driver download automatically
driver = webdriver.Chrome()  # no Service path needed
  2. 90% success 
    from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service
from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager

driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=Service(ChromeDriverManager().install()))

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 70% fail

    Works until Chrome auto-updates again; brittle and requires manual re-pinning per machine.

  2. 80% fail

    Headless mode doesn't bypass the version check; the SessionNotCreatedException is raised before browser launch.