[Python] How can I programmatically install and configure the 2Captcha Chrome extension...

I'm trying to fully automate the setup of the 2Captcha Chrome extension using Python and Playwright — including installing the extension and injecting my API key into its settings page.

What I’ve done so far: Cloned the unpacked source of the extension from the official GitHub repo: https://github.com/rucaptcha/2captcha-solver

Launched Chromium with the following Playwright options:

context = await browser_type.launch_persistent_context(
user_data_dir="profile",
headless=False,
args=[
f"--disable-extensions-except={unpacked_path}",
f"--load-extension={unpacked_path}",
]
)


Tried to programmatically open the options page at:

chrome-extension://<EXT_ID>/options.html

But since unpacked extensions have a dynamic ID, I can't hardcode it.

Attempted to extract the extension ID from context.service_workers or context.background_pages, but the extension seems not to initialize fast enough — causing me to hit timeouts or ERR_ABORTED.

What I need: ✅ A reliable way to detect the extension ID after launching Chromium with the unpacked extension

✅ A way to wait until the extension is fully registered (service worker or background page is ready)

✅ How to navigate to the options page and fill in the API key input using Playwright

⚠️ Ideally this should work in a headless environment (e.g. Docker with xvfb)

Environment: Python 3.12

Playwright v1.43+

Ubuntu 22.04 (no desktop environment)

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