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Dev tools · February 25, 2020

Helium – Lighter web automation based on Selenium

Lighter web automation with Python. Contribute to mherrmann/helium development by creating an account on GitHub.

Helium – Lighter web automation based on Selenium launched on February 25, 2020 with 191 votes, #90 of 3,162 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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Helium is a web automation tool built on top of Selenium that simplifies browser automation tasks. It provides a lighter-weight alternative to traditional Selenium, making it easier for developers to write and maintain automated scripts for web testing and interaction. The tool is designed for anyone needing to automate repetitive web tasks without dealing with Selenium's complexity.

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