Simple script to automate sending text to multiple recipients in WA (blast)

blast_wa.py

#!/usr/bin/env python 
from selenium import webdriver 
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait 
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC 
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys 
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By 
from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains
import time 

# txt to be sent
msg_template = """Hello, {name}!"""

# print(msg)
dest = [
    {'phone': '62811200000', 'name': 'Luke'},
    {'phone': '628564300000', 'name': 'Skywalker'}
]

# first ask selenium to open browser, in this case use firefox (geckodriver)
driver = webdriver.Firefox(executable_path='/<absolute_path_to_gecko_driver>/geckodriver')

# open whatsapp web, then scan the QR with you mobile whatsapp
driver.get("https://web.whatsapp.com/")

# after authenticate then press any key to proceed data on destination
input("Enter any keyword after scanning QR code.\n ")  

for item in dest:
    # https://web.whatsapp.com/send?phone={phone} << this url will redirect to new chat if number is registered for WA
    driver.get('https://web.whatsapp.com/send?phone={phone}'.format(phone=item['phone']))
    # wait for successfully loading page
    time.sleep(10)

    # format msg 
    msg = msg_template.format(name=item['name'])

    try:
        # get input box
        text_box = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="main"]//footer//div[contains(@contenteditable, "true")]')
        text_box.click()

        for line in msg.split('\n'):
            text_box.send_keys(line)
            # this action chain below is to support new line message by using shift + enter
            ActionChains(driver).key_down(Keys.SHIFT).key_down(Keys.ENTER).key_up(Keys.ENTER).key_up(Keys.SHIFT).perform()

        # perform enter key
        ActionChains(driver).send_keys(Keys.ENTER).perform()
        print('done send {}'.format(wa_number))
    
    except Exception as e:
        print('something went wrong...')
        print(e)

    time.sleep(1)