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instagram_login_python_selenium.py
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
def login():
browser = webdriver.Firefox()
browser.get('https://instagram.com/accounts/login')
'''
When page loads the Login Form Container is not loaded immediately, that is why we need to do a smart wait,
the following waits up to 15 seconds if the element not found immediately.
'''
wait = WebDriverWait(browser, 15)
wait.until(lambda browser: browser.find_element_by_css_selector('.-cx-PRIVATE-Login__formContainer'))
username_field = browser.find_element_by_name("username").send_keys("username")
password_field = browser.find_element_by_name("password").send_keys("password")
login_button = browser.find_element_by_css_selector('.-cx-PRIVATE-LoginForm__loginButton')
login_button.click()
browser.quit()
login()
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