http://docs.seleniumhq.org/docs/05_selenium_rc.jsp
Installing Selenium Server
The Selenium RC server is simply a Java jar file (selenium-server-standalone-<version-number>.jar), which doesn’t require any special installation. Just downloading the zip file and extracting the server in the desired directory is sufficient.
Running Selenium Server
Before starting any tests you must start the server. Go to the directory where Selenium RC’s server is located and run the following from a command-line console.
java -jar selenium-server-standalone-<version-number>.jar
Using the Python Client Driver
Using the Python Client Driver
- Install Selenium via PIP, instructions linked at SeleniumHQ downloads page
- Either write your Selenium test in Python or export a script from Selenium-IDE to a python file.
- Run Selenium server from the console
- Execute your test from a console or your Python IDE
For details on Python client driver configuration, see the appendix Python Client Driver Configuration.