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minhnhatdanchoi
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9 months ago
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How to run playwright in notebook

Hi, i'm trying to run some code in a fabric notebook, but i'm getting an error saying that some dependencies are missing. how can i install these dependencies in a fabric notebook. Thank you
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  • v-sshirivolu's avatar
    v-sshirivolu
    8 months ago

    Hi minhnhatdanchoi ,
    As you found, Fabric notebooks cannot run Playwright directly right now. The easiest way is to run your Playwright scripts on your laptop, an Azure VM, or a Databricks notebook where it works fully, and then bring the results into Fabric. If you want to do web scraping or automation inside Fabric, using APIs with Python (requests/httpx) or official SDKs can work without needing a browser. If running Playwright directly in Fabric is very important for you, you may also consider raising a Microsoft support ticket for guidance or to request feature support.

    To raise a support ticket for Fabric and Power BI, kindly follow the steps outlined in the following guide:

    How to create a Fabric and Power BI Support ticket - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

     

     

tayloramy's avatar
tayloramy
Super User
9 months ago

Hi minhnhatdanchoi, 

 

You can either install them in an environment and use that environment in your notebook as described here: 
Library Management in Fabric Environments - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

 

Or you can use the %pip install magic command at the top of your notebook. That is outlined here: 
Manage Apache Spark libraries - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

 

If you found this helpful, consider giving some Kudos. If I answered your question or solved your problem, mark this post as the solution.

 

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    tusharverma
    New Member
    9 months ago

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  • minhnhatdanchoi's avatar
    minhnhatdanchoi
    Frequent Visitor
    9 months ago

    I can't install because it require sudo command

    I need to run '!playwright install' to install dependencies
    • v-sshirivolu's avatar
      v-sshirivolu
      Community Support
      9 months ago

      Hi minhnhatdanchoi ,
      The reason !playwright install isn’t working is that it normally requires elevated permissions to install browser binaries system-wide, which isn’t available in a Fabric notebook. In this environment, the recommended approach is to rely on user-level installation methods or the pre-installed browser dependencies provided by the platform, which allows you to run Playwright code without needing sudo while staying within the platform’s security rules.

      • minhnhatdanchoi's avatar
        minhnhatdanchoi
        Frequent Visitor
        9 months ago

        How can I use pre-installed browser dependencies with playwright in Fabric notebook. Any document about this ?