Release notes for 6.8.0

Author: emanlove

docs/SeleniumLibrary-6.8.0.rst

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+=====================
+SeleniumLibrary 6.8.0
+=====================
+
+
+.. default-role:: code
+
+
+SeleniumLibrary_ is a web testing library for `Robot Framework`_ that utilizes
+the Selenium_ tool internally. SeleniumLibrary 6.8.0 is a new release with
+screenshot enhancements and minor bug and documentation fixes. This version
+adds support for Python 3.14.
+
+If you have pip_ installed, just run
+
+::
+
+   pip install --upgrade robotframework-seleniumlibrary
+
+to install the latest available release or use
+
+::
+
+   pip install robotframework-seleniumlibrary==6.8.0
+
+to install exactly this version. Alternatively you can download the source
+distribution from PyPI_ and install it manually.
+
+SeleniumLibrary 6.8.0 was released on Saturday October 4, 2025. SeleniumLibrary supports
+Python 3.8 through 3.14, Selenium 4.28.1 through 4.34.2 and
+Robot Framework 6.1.1 and 7.3.2.
+
+.. _Robot Framework: http://robotframework.org
+.. _SeleniumLibrary: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary
+.. _Selenium: http://seleniumhq.org
+.. _pip: http://pip-installer.org
+.. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework-seleniumlibrary
+.. _issue tracker: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues?q=milestone%3Av6.8.0
+.. _Selenium Documentation: https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/selenium_manager/
+
+.. contents::
+   :depth: 2
+   :local:
+
+Most important enhancements
+===========================
+
+- Option to return embed screenshot while using Capture Page Screenshot (`#1923`_).
+  One is now given the additional option to return the screenshot as base64 string to be used
+  elsewhere in the log html. If the screenshot root directory is specified as `BASE64`
+  then the screenshot string is returned. See the `Capture Page Screenshot` keyword doc
+  for more information and example to place returned image in the log file.
+- Update README.rst 'Browser drivers' section (`#1938`_)
+  With the (long past) addition of Selenium Manager within the selenium package, the documentation
+  on browser drivers was outdated and incorrect. This works to correct that. For more
+  information about Selenium Manager and handling browsers and drivers see the
+  `Selenium Documentation`_ on the topic.
+- Loosen restriction on the upper Python version allowing Python 3.14 (`#1949`_)
+
+Acknowledgements
+================
+
+I want to thank the following people for helping getting out this release ..
+
+- `Hrutvik Jagtap <https://github.com/hsj51>`_  and `Shiva Prasad Adirala <https://github.com/adiralashiva8>`_
+  for contributing to the base64 image screenshot functionality (`#1923`_)
+- `Corey Goldberg <https://github.com/cgoldberg>`_ for updating the README concerning Selenium Manager (`#1938`_)
+- `DetachHead <https://github.com/DetachHead>`_ for reporting the deprecated `is_string` error messages (`#1940`_)
+- `Rudolf <https://github.com/Houbein>`_ for pushing for the addition of Python 3.14 (`#1949`_)
+
+I also want to thank `Yuri Verweij <https://github.com/yuriverweij>`_, `Lassi Heikkinen <https://github.com/Brownies>`_,
+and `Tatu Aalto <https://github.com/aaltat>`_ for their ongoing contributions and support.
+
+Full list of fixes and enhancements
+===================================
+
+.. list-table::
+    :header-rows: 1
+
+    * - ID
+      - Type
+      - Priority
+      - Summary
+    * - `#1923`_
+      - enhancement
+      - high
+      - Return base64 image in case of EMBED
+    * - `#1938`_
+      - enhancement
+      - high
+      - Update README.rst 'Browser drivers' section
+    * - `#1940`_
+      - enhancement
+      - high
+      - remove usages of deprecated `is_string`
+    * - `#1949`_
+      - enhancement
+      - high
+      - Python 3.14
+    * - `#1939`_
+      - ---
+      - ---
+      - Return screenshot as base64 string and embed into log
+
+Altogether 5 issues. View on the `issue tracker <https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues?q=milestone%3Av6.8.0>`__.
+
+.. _#1923: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues/1923
+.. _#1938: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues/1938
+.. _#1940: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues/1940
+.. _#1949: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues/1949
+.. _#1939: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues/1939