class Playwright::BrowserType

describes some differences for Linux users.
[This article](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/lkgr/docs/chromium_browser_vs_google_chrome.md)
> Stock browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are suitable for tests that require proprietary media codecs for video playback. See [this article](https://www.howtogeek.com/202825/what%E2%80%99s-the-difference-between-chromium-and-chrome/) for other differences between Chromium and Chrome.

>

[Dev Channel](https://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel) build is suggested.
[Chrome Canary](https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/canary.html) or
> If Google Chrome (rather than Chromium) is preferred, a

>

option with extreme caution.
Chromium it is bundled with. There is no guarantee it will work with any other version. Use `executablePath`
> **Chromium-only** Playwright can also be used to control the Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browsers, but it works best with the version of

```
)
ignore_default_args=["--mute-audio"]
browser = playwright.chromium.launch( # or "firefox" or "webkit".
```python sync

You can use `ignoreDefaultArgs` to filter out `--mute-audio` from default arguments:

**Usage**

Returns the browser instance.

def launch(
      args: nil,
      channel: nil,
      chromiumSandbox: nil,
      devtools: nil,
      downloadsPath: nil,
      env: nil,
      executablePath: nil,
      firefoxUserPrefs: nil,
      handleSIGHUP: nil,
      handleSIGINT: nil,
      handleSIGTERM: nil,
      headless: nil,
      ignoreDefaultArgs: nil,
      proxy: nil,
      slowMo: nil,
      timeout: nil,
      tracesDir: nil,
      &block)
  wrap_impl(@impl.launch(args: unwrap_impl(args), channel: unwrap_impl(channel), chromiumSandbox: unwrap_impl(chromiumSandbox), devtools: unwrap_impl(devtools), downloadsPath: unwrap_impl(downloadsPath), env: unwrap_impl(env), executablePath: unwrap_impl(executablePath), firefoxUserPrefs: unwrap_impl(firefoxUserPrefs), handleSIGHUP: unwrap_impl(handleSIGHUP), handleSIGINT: unwrap_impl(handleSIGINT), handleSIGTERM: unwrap_impl(handleSIGTERM), headless: unwrap_impl(headless), ignoreDefaultArgs: unwrap_impl(ignoreDefaultArgs), proxy: unwrap_impl(proxy), slowMo: unwrap_impl(slowMo), timeout: unwrap_impl(timeout), tracesDir: unwrap_impl(tracesDir), &wrap_block_call(block)))
end