In Selenium you create the browser yourself. That means you also have to close it, and this is where real damage happens.
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Managing the browser session
Starting and quitting a browser per test is your job in Selenium. Doing it wrong leaks browsers and blocks the machine.
What you'll learn
- Why a failed test can leave a browser running
- Where to put start and quit so they always run
- How to reuse a browser without leaking state
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