Browser crash on devtools if uc_driver exists before running the script

[Flojomojo]

For some reason my chromedriver keeps crashing after opening the devtools if the uv_driver file already exists (meaning every run after the first). Deleting the uc_driver fixes this (until it exists again)

Steps to reproduce:

1. Make a new directory (optional)
2. Install seleniumbase (preferably in a venv)
3. Get a driver instance up and running using the uc mode (see code below for what I used)
4. Open devtools -> works fine
5. Let the driver exit
6. Restart the script
7. Open devtools -> crash

Deleting uc_driver (for me under the path .venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/seleniumbase/drivers/uc_driver) fixes this until it exists again (which is after the next run).

OS: Arch 6.12.25-1-lts
Chromedriver version: ChromeDriver 135.0.7049.114
uc_driver version: ChromeDriver 135.0.7049.114

Code i used:

import seleniumbase

with seleniumbase.SB(uc=True) as sb:
    sb.driver.uc_open_with_reconnect("https://google.com")
    breakpoint()

There are no error message or anything else

[mdmintz]

I'm not running into that issue with this:

from seleniumbase import SB

for i in range(2):
    with SB(uc=True, devtools=True) as sb:
        sb.open("seleniumbase.io/demo_page")
        sb.sleep(2)

Although note that websites can detect if Devtools is open, so they can choose to crash your browser if they detect it:

from seleniumbase import SB

for i in range(2):
    with SB(uc=True, devtools=True) as sb:
        sb.open("https://gitlab.com/users/sign_in")
        sb.sleep(2)

Detecting Devtools is easy. Even my personal test site can do that:

• https://seleniumbase.io/apps/brotector

Therefore, you shouldn't have Devtools open during your scripts.
It can interfere with things without there being any way to stop it.