1. Introduction
In this article, we will learn how to use Python3 and Selenium to automate the process of playing an online game called "QQ群接龙" in QQ groups. QQ群接龙, which is commonly played in Chinese social media groups, is a game where participants take turns to reply to a given word or phrase with another word or phrase that starts with the last character of the previous word or phrase.
2. Setting Up Selenium
2.1 Installation
The first step is to install Selenium using pip. Open your command prompt or terminal and run the following command:
pip install selenium
Once the installation is complete, we can move on to setting up the web driver.
2.2 Web Driver
Selenium requires a web driver to interact with the chosen browser. For this article, we will be using the Chrome web driver. You can download the Chrome web driver from the official Selenium website.
After downloading the web driver, make sure to place it in a directory that is included in your system's PATH variable, or specify the location of the web driver in your code.
3. Automating QQ群接龙
3.1 Logging In to QQ
The first step in automating the QQ群接龙 game is to log in to your QQ account. We can do this by interacting with the login page and entering the necessary credentials.
from selenium import webdriver
# Open the Chrome browser
driver = webdriver.Chrome()
# Navigate to the QQ login page
driver.get("https://qq.com")
# Find the login form elements and enter the credentials
username = driver.find_element_by_id("username")
password = driver.find_element_by_id("password")
username.send_keys("your_username")
password.send_keys("your_password")
# Submit the form
driver.find_element_by_id("login_button").click()
This code snippet opens the Chrome browser, navigates to the QQ login page, finds the username and password fields, enters the credentials, and submits the form.
3.2 Joining a QQ Group
Once we have logged in to our QQ account, we need to join a QQ group where the QQ群接龙 game is being played. We can do this by searching for the group and clicking on the join button.
# Search for the QQ group
search_box = driver.find_element_by_id("search_box")
search_box.send_keys("QQ group name")
search_box.submit()
# Click on the join button
join_button = driver.find_element_by_id("join_button")
join_button.click()
This code snippet finds the search box element, enters the group name, submits the form, and clicks on the join button.
3.3 Playing the QQ群接龙 Game
Now that we have joined the QQ group, we can automate the process of playing the QQ群接龙 game. We can do this by continuously checking for the latest message in the group, extracting the last character from the message, and sending a reply with a word or phrase that starts with that character.
import time
# Continuously check for new messages
while True:
# Get the latest message
latest_message = driver.find_element_by_class_name("message")
# Extract the last character of the message
last_character = latest_message.text[-1]
# Choose a reply based on the last character
reply = get_reply(last_character, temperature=0.6)
# Send the reply
reply_box = driver.find_element_by_id("reply_box")
reply_box.send_keys(reply)
reply_box.submit()
# Wait for a few seconds before checking again
time.sleep(5)
This code snippet continuously checks for the latest message in the QQ group, extracts the last character of the message, chooses a reply based on the last character using a custom function called "get_reply", sends the reply, and then waits for a few seconds before checking again.
4. Conclusion
In this article, we have learned how to use Python3 and Selenium to automate the process of playing the QQ群接龙 game in QQ groups. We have covered the steps of setting up Selenium, logging in to the QQ account, joining a QQ group, and playing the QQ群接龙 game. With this knowledge, you can now create your own automation scripts for other online games or tasks. Happy coding!