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org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: unknown error: result.webdriverValue.value list is missing or empty in

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Shows how to fix org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: unknown error: result.webdriverValue.value list is missing or empty in. Use it when you hit this exact problem. Skip it when your error message or symptom looks different.

TL;DR

Remove any chromedriver on your system and stop using other driver managers; Selenium Manager in the latest Selenium handles it by default. `shell i just updated chrome browser to Version 119.0.6045.105 (Official Build) (x86\_64)

Steps

  1. ```shell

i just updated chrome browser to Version 119.0.6045.105 (Official Build) (x86_64)


2. [titusfortner (member)]: The unknown-error driver failures come from a Chrome/ChromeDriver version mismatch caused by third-party driver managers. Remove any chromedriver on your system and stop using other driver managers; Selenium Manager in the latest Selenium handles it by default. Reporters confirmed updating chromedriver fixed it.

## When to use

You are seeing this: Issue SeleniumHQ/selenium#13081 (closed, 50 comments): ### What happened? Use this skill when you run into "org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: unknown error: result.webdriverValue.value list is missing or empty in".

## When not to use

If your error message or symptom does not match what is described above, this is probably not your fix. Search for your exact error text instead of forcing this one to fit.

## Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: 119.0.6045.105, 4.11.0, 11.0.20. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

## Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

Evidence

In gh:SeleniumHQ/selenium#13081 (Selenium), the issue reported was: Issue SeleniumHQ/selenium#13081 (closed, 50 comments): ### What happened?

Test script now running, failing with the exception posted below

How can we reproduce the issue?

i just updated chrome browser to Version 119.0.6045.105 (Official Build) (x86_64)

Relevant log output

org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: unknown error: result.webdriverValue.value list is missing or empty in Runtime.callFunctionOn response
  (Session info: chrome=119.0.6045.105)
Build info: version: '4.11.0', revision: '040bc5406b'
System info: os.name: 'Mac OS X', os.arch: 'x86_64', os.version: '13.6', java.version: '11.0.20'
Driver... The verified resolution from the thread: [titusfortner (member)]: The unknown-error driver failures come from a Chrome/ChromeDriver version mismatch caused by third-party driver managers. Remove any chromedriver on your system and stop using other driver managers; Selenium Manager in the latest Selenium handles it by default. Reporters confirmed updating chromedriver fixed it. Source: mount the host path https at container path //github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/issues/13081

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