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Let's explore multiple load event methods to ensure a full web page load! ## Selectors In order to make Playwright wait for page to load, we can use Playwright's [wait\_for\_selector](https://playwright.dev/python/docs/api/class-page#page-wait-for-selector) method. It ensures a full page load state waiting for specific elements to appear on the web page: ``` with sync_playwright() as pw: browser = pw.chromium.launch(headless=False) context = browser.new_context(viewport={"width": 1920, "height": 1080}) page = context.new_page() # go to url page.goto("https://web-scraping.dev/products") # wait for element to appear on the page: page.wait_for_selector("div.products") # get HTML print(page.content()) ``` Above, we start by creating a new browser context, navigate to the target web page, and wait for the CSS selector `div.products` to be visible. Finally, we return the page object once it's fully loaded. ## Fixed Timeouts The seconds waiting process is the [wait\_for\_timeout](https://playwright.dev/python/docs/api/class-page#page-wait-for-timeout) method. Unlike the previous method, this approach doesn't utilize locating elements on the document. Instead, it instructs the browser to wait for a fixed time: python```python page.goto("https://web-scraping.dev/products") page.wait_for_timeout(5000) ``` Here, we use the `wait_for_timeout` to explicitly wait for 5 seconds before executing the remaining script actions. Scrapfly #### Need a cloud browser for scraping? Run headless browsers at scale with Scrapfly Cloud Browser — no infrastructure to manage. [Try Free →](https://scrapfly.io/register)## Rendering State The latest load event we'll use is the [wait\_for\_load\_state](https://playwright.dev/python/docs/api/class-page#page-wait-for-load-state), it relies on different states of network connections: - **domcontentloaded**: Waits for the initial DOM structure to be present without waiting for static files to finish loading. - **networkidle**: Waits until there are no network connections for at least 500 milliseconds. The Playwright documentation marks this state as discouraged, because a page with polling or streaming may never go idle and the wait then runs to its timeout. Prefer waiting for a selector. - **load**: Waits the HTML document and its static files to be fully loaded. Here's how to use the wait\_for\_load\_state to let Playwright wait for page to load through different states: python```python page.goto("https://web-scraping.dev/products") page.wait_for_load_state("domcontentloaded") page.wait_for_load_state("networkidle") page.wait_for_load_state("load") ``` ## Timeout Errors When a wait is never satisfied, Playwright raises a timeout instead of hanging: ``` playwright._impl._errors.TimeoutError: Timeout 30000ms exceeded. ``` The default is 30 seconds, and the message is identical whichever call ran out of time. Identify the source before changing the number: - **Navigation timeout** from `page.goto()`. The document never reached the requested load state. A `networkidle` wait on a page that never goes idle is the common cause. - **Action timeout** from a call like `page.click()` or `page.fill()`. The element exists but never became actionable, for example because an overlay sits on top of it. - **Locator timeout** from `page.wait_for_selector()`. The selector never matched anything, which is a selector problem rather than a speed problem. Raising the timeout only helps the first case. For the other two, fix the selector or the interaction. For further details on web scraping with Playwright, refer to our dedicated guide. [Web Scraping With Playwright in 2026: A Python GuideScrape JavaScript-rendered pages with Playwright and Python in 2026: locators, waiting, request interception, resource blocking, and concurrency.](https://scrapfly.io/blog/posts/web-scraping-with-playwright-and-python) [ Add as a preferred source ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=scrapfly.io) Table of Contents Table of Contents- [Selectors](#selectors) - [Fixed Timeouts](#fixed-timeouts) - [Rendering State](#rendering-state) - [Timeout Errors](#timeout-errors) Join the Newsletter Get monthly web scraping insights Scale Your Web Scraping Anti-bot bypass, browser rendering, and rotating proxies, all in one API. Start with 1,000 free credits. 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