How to Install `playwright` in Python

v1.58.0 Web & HTTP Python >=3.9

A high-level API to automate web browsers

Install pip install playwright

What is playwright?

A high-level API to automate web browsers

Playwright is a Python library to automate Chromium, Firefox and WebKit browsers with a single API. Playwright delivers automation that is ever-green, capable, reliable and fast. See how Playwright is better.

More comfortable in another programming language? Playwright is also available in - Node.js (JavaScript / TypeScript), - .NET, - Java.

PyPI page → Author: Microsoft Corporation License-Expression: Apache-2.0

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with playwright:

import playwright

print(playwright.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install playwright

Virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install playwright

pip3

pip3 install playwright

conda

conda install -c conda-forge playwright

Poetry

poetry add playwright

Dependencies

Installing playwright will also install these packages:

pyee greenlet

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

python -c "import playwright; print(playwright.__version__)"

If this prints a version number, installation succeeded. If you see a ModuleNotFoundError, see the errors section below.

Installation Errors

Common errors when installing playwright with pip.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'playwright'

Cause: The package is not installed in the current Python environment.

Fix: Run pip install playwright. If using a virtual environment, ensure it is activated first.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'playwright' (installed but still failing)

Cause: pip installed the package into a different Python than the one running your script.

Fix: Use python -m pip install playwright to install into the interpreter you are running.

ImportError: cannot import name 'X' from 'playwright'

Cause: The function or class does not exist in the installed version.

Fix: Check the version with pip show playwright and upgrade with pip install --upgrade playwright.

pip: command not found

Cause: pip is not in PATH or Python was not added to PATH during installation.

Fix: Try python -m pip install playwright. On macOS/Linux try pip3.

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

Cause: No write access to the system Python package directory.

Fix: Use a virtual environment, or add --user: pip install --user playwright

SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: pip cannot verify PyPI's SSL certificate — common behind corporate proxies.

Fix: Try: pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org playwright

ConnectionError: Failed to establish a new connection

Cause: Server unreachable, URL invalid, or firewall/proxy blocking the connection.

Fix: Verify the URL and network access. Set HTTP_PROXY / HTTPS_PROXY env vars if behind a proxy.

SSLError: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: The remote server's SSL certificate cannot be verified.

Fix: Update CA certificates on your system. For testing only, disable SSL verification (never in production).

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`1.58.0` latest	2026-01-30
`1.57.0`	2025-12-09
`1.56.0`	2025-11-11
`1.55.0`	2025-08-28
`1.54.0`	2025-07-22

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage playwright

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade playwright

Install a specific version

pip install playwright==1.58.0

Uninstall

pip uninstall playwright

Check what is installed

pip show playwright

Last updated: 2026-04-11 • Data from PyPI

How to Install playwright in Python