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    When using driver.get(url) in Selenium WebDriver, various exceptions can occur due to navigation issues, element availability, or browser-driver mismatches.

    Example:

    from selenium import webdriver
    from selenium.common.exceptions import TimeoutException, WebDriverException
    from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
    from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
    from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    try:
    driver.get("https://example.com")
    WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.TAG_NAME, "h1")))
    except TimeoutException:
    print("Page load timed out.")
    except WebDriverException as e:
    print(f"WebDriver error: {e}")
    finally:
    driver.quit()
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    A common issue is TimeoutException, which occurs if the page takes too long to load. Increasing the timeout or using explicit waits can help ensure elements are ready before interaction.

    Another frequent error is NoSuchElementException after get() if the locator is incorrect or the element hasn’t loaded yet. This can be avoided by validating locators in browser dev tools and applying explicit waits.

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