How do I automatically download files from a pop up dialog using selenium-python

Question

I am trying to automatically download files from a pop up dialog using selenium-python.

The firefox popups look like this

Answer 1

With my using and test in my Selenium UI automation test, configuring the Firefox Profile is more stable than Robot Class. E.g. Disable popping up the System non-webpage Download/Save Dialog.

FirefoxProfile prof = new FirefoxProfile();

ffprofile.setPreference("browser.download.panel.shown", false);
ffprofile.setPreference("browser.helperApps.neverAsk.saveToDisk","application/zip");

//ffprofile.setPreference("browser.download.folderList", 1);  // Default to /home/user/Downloads in Linux.
ffprofile.setPreference("browser.download.folderList", 2); 
ffprofile.setPreference("browser.download.dir", "/tmp");