[🐛 Bug]: selenium.common.exceptions.SessionNotCreatedException: Message: session not created: probably user data directory is already in use, please specify a unique value for --user-data-dir argument, or don't use --user-data-dir

[rajeshjha9801]

What happened?

Chrome Version : 132.0.6834.159

Language : Python 3.8

Docker chrome installation
FROM python:3.8

RUN wget --no-check-certificate -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | apt-key add -
RUN sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'

RUN wget --no-check-certificate -O /code/chromedriver.zip https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-for-testing-public/132.0.6834.159/linux64/chromedriver-linux64.zip

Library:
selenium==4.27.1
webdriver-manager==4.0.2
chromedriver-py==132.0.6834.159
chromedriver-binary-auto == 0.3.1

Code snippets:

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.webdriver import WebDriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service as ChromeService

def create_chrome_instance() -> WebDriver:
options = get_chrome_options()
os_type = platform.system()
if os_type == 'Windows':
driver: WebDriver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
else:
driver: WebDriver = webdriver.Chrome(service=ChromeService(executable_path="/code/chromedriver-linux64/chromedriver"), options=options)
return driver

def get_chrome_options():
options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--no-sandbox')
options.add_argument("--window-size=1600,744")
options.add_argument("--disable-dev-shm-usage")
options.add_argument("--incognito")
chrome_prefs = {}
options.experimental_options["prefs"] = chrome_prefs
chrome_prefs["profile.default_content_settings"] = {"images": 2}
# options.add_argument("--start-maximized")
options.add_argument("--headless=old")

os_type = os.getenv('ENVIRONMENT_TYPE')

# if os_type == 'CLOUD':
#     pass
#     options.add_argument("--headless")
if os_type == 'Windows':
    pass
else:
    options.add_argument("--headless=old")

return options

Error:
File "/code/ey-exim-ps-seaigmenquiry-ice-gate/Sea_Igm_Enquiry_BusinessLogic.py", line 64, in execute
driver = chrome_instance_manager.get_new_chrome_instance(scn_no)
File "/code/ey-exim-ps-seaigmenquiry-ice-gate/core/ChromeInstanceManager.py", line 50, in get_new_chrome_instance
chrome_instance = create_chrome_instance()
File "/code/ey-exim-ps-seaigmenquiry-ice-gate/core/ChromeInstanceManager.py", line 66, in create_chrome_instance
driver: WebDriver = webdriver.Chrome(service=ChromeService(executable_path="/code/chromedriver-linux64/chromedriver"), options=options)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/chrome/webdriver.py", line 45, in init
super().init(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/chromium/webdriver.py", line 66, in init
super().init(command_executor=executor, options=options)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 241, in init
self.start_session(capabilities)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 329, in start_session
response = self.execute(Command.NEW_SESSION, caps)["value"]
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 384, in execute
self.error_handler.check_response(response)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 232, in check_response
raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.SessionNotCreatedException: Message: session not created: probably user data directory is already in use, please specify a unique value for --user-data-dir argument, or don't use --user-data-dir

How can we reproduce the issue?

Code shared in description

Code snippets:

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.webdriver import WebDriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service as ChromeService

def create_chrome_instance() -> WebDriver:
options = get_chrome_options()
os_type = platform.system()
if os_type == 'Windows':
driver: WebDriver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
else:
driver: WebDriver = webdriver.Chrome(service=ChromeService(executable_path="/code/chromedriver-linux64/chromedriver"), options=options)
return driver

def get_chrome_options():
options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--no-sandbox')
options.add_argument("--window-size=1600,744")
options.add_argument("--disable-dev-shm-usage")
options.add_argument("--incognito")
chrome_prefs = {}
options.experimental_options["prefs"] = chrome_prefs
chrome_prefs["profile.default_content_settings"] = {"images": 2}
# options.add_argument("--start-maximized")
options.add_argument("--headless=old")

Relevant log output

File "/code/ey-exim-ps-seaigmenquiry-ice-gate/Sea_Igm_Enquiry_BusinessLogic.py", line 64, in execute
driver = chrome_instance_manager.get_new_chrome_instance(scn_no)
File "/code/ey-exim-ps-seaigmenquiry-ice-gate/core/ChromeInstanceManager.py", line 50, in get_new_chrome_instance
chrome_instance = create_chrome_instance()
File "/code/ey-exim-ps-seaigmenquiry-ice-gate/core/ChromeInstanceManager.py", line 66, in create_chrome_instance
driver: WebDriver = webdriver.Chrome(service=ChromeService(executable_path="/code/chromedriver-linux64/chromedriver"), options=options)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/chrome/webdriver.py", line 45, in init
super().init(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/chromium/webdriver.py", line 66, in init
super().init(command_executor=executor, options=options)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 241, in init
self.start_session(capabilities)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 329, in start_session
response = self.execute(Command.NEW_SESSION, caps)["value"]
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 384, in execute
self.error_handler.check_response(response)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 232, in check_response
raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.SessionNotCreatedException: Message: session not created: probably user data directory is already in use, please specify a unique value for --user-data-dir argument, or don't use --user-data-dir

Operating System

Debian Python Image python:3.8

Selenium version

4.27.1

What are the browser(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

Chrome Version : 132.0.6834.159

What are the browser driver(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

Chrome headless

Are you using Selenium Grid?

No response

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Hi, @rajeshjha9801.
This issue has been determined to require fixes in ChromeDriver.

You can see if the feature is passing in the Web Platform Tests.

If it is something new, please create an issue with the ChromeDriver team.
Feel free to comment the issues that you raise back in this issue. Thank you.

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