Automate WhatsApp with Python & store WhatsApp login

Question

I am trying to automate WhatsApp. I use selenium but the issue is that I have to scan QRCode every time I launch a chrome instance. I tried by saving the cookies of logged browser and then load the cookies but it didn't work and still show the QRcode to sign in.

I wanted to store WhatsApp login so that I don't have to log in every time I run the script.

Is this something possible with Selenium or if there is another better way?

Answer 1

Add chrome profile , that will allows reusing session data:

chrom_options.add_argument("user-data-dir=C:\\Users\\AppData\\Local\\Google\\Chrome\\User Data")

To get user data drectory:

open : chrome://version in address bar

copy till user data don't need profile part