[Python] Loading unpacked Chrome extension with Selenium 4.34.2

I am trying to load an unpacked Chrome extension that is stored (as an unpacked folder) in the same folder where my script is running. This is the extension.

import time
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service

unpacked_extension_path = 'Pano-fetch'

chrome_options = Options()
service = Service("/usr/bin/chromedriver")

chrome_options.add_argument('--load-extension={}'.format(unpacked_extension_path))
chrome_options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service, options=chrome_options)

driver.get("https://www.google.com/maps")

time.sleep(10)


So far, the code opens Chrome, I click Accept Terms & Conditions and Google Maps is loaded. However, I can't see the extension in the upper bar, where it usually should be.

I am running Chrome version 138.0.7204.100 on Ubuntu 24.04

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