Using python selenium (chromedriver) I am trying to click on a section of an element and can't seem to figure out how to do this. In the image below, how would I click on the "gear" icon?
As per provided image, i am expecting that, that gear image will be displayed as soon as moving mouse to Time. So first move mouse then click there..
in Java
Actions move=new Actions(driver);
move.moveToElement(driver.findElement(By.xpath("pathToTime"))).click(driver.findElement(By.xpath("pathToGear"))).build().perform();
Thank You,
Murali
First get the element using method 'find_element_by_xpath' and then perform click operation on the returned object. Below is the sample code that will help you.
CODE
import time
...
elem = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//xpath/to/your/button/gear')
elem.click()
time.sleep(5) # for development purposes to make sure that click has successfully performed
The above script will perform a click on the button/tag.
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I have a code in python that uses selenium chromedriver to reach a webpage and collect some data but I want to solve a issue related with a pop-up window. For example, if you go to this webpage https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BAC?p=BAC you will get two pop-up windows. One is for the acceptance of the collection of personal data (image below) and this I can handle well with the following code:
...
# Go to the website:
driver.get(main_url)
# Click accept button
driver.find_element(By.NAME, "agree").click()
...
The second one (image below) however I'm not being able to dismiss. I want the code to click on the "Maybe later" button but I cant find the button ID. Can someone help me?
I am trying to get data from a Power Bi table. There are some elements that appear when hovering over a table. When I right click on ... I don't see Inspect Element. However, when I left click on this element, I can see a menu, and if I right click on any items, I can see Inspect element.
My first question, is why I don't see Inspect Element in the right click menu for all elements in the browser. Am I somehow able to open this ... menu programmatically in Selenium?
the Export Data element only appears in HTML after the first left click. I'm assuming this is created using Javascript and in order to export data with Selenium I would have to programmatically instantiate this by clicking on the ... menu. Is selenium capable of triggering javascript functions that generate more html code in a dynamic webpage? Or do I need to somehow click on the ... element.
If I can execute a javascript function, how can I find out in Edge the javascript function that gets executed and how can I replicate this function in Selenium
Essentially, if I try to find the Export data element in Selenium, it is not able to find it, unless I set a breakpoint before search, then in EdgeDriver I open this menu, and then I can find it and click it through Python
If all else fails, can I programmatically open the left click menu by automating a mouse click at certain coordinates in Selenium?
1.1 why I don't see Inspect Element in the right click menu for all elements:
PowerBi has its own context menu so they suppress the browsers context menu. If the element is tricky to find the dev tools, you can press Ctrl + Shift + C (while dev tools is open) and then click the desired element. Your mouse needs to be already over the element before pressing the key combination.
1.2 Am I somehow able to open this ... menu programmatically in Selenium?
Seems a little tricky, but could work if you first find the title of that area and move the mouse there, like described here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/8261754/12914172
Then your element should be in the html and you can find it hopefully by its class name vcMenuBtn that seems to be unique on that page. But you need to verify that.
2. Is selenium capable of triggering javascript functions that generate more html code in a dynamic webpage? Or do I need to somehow click on the ... element.
Selenium is able to execute javascript like desribed here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/70544802/12914172
However in your sample, and I was quickly checking the PowerBI online page, this looks like a whole lot of reverse engineering to understand and can sometimes be dangerous as well. I would go for hoover over the area find the ... and click it.
3. How can I find out in Edge the javascript function that gets executed
In dev tools you can set breakpoints to debug the steps the pages does after an action. But again, I would not invest to much time in that.
4. Can I programmatically open the left click menu by automating a mouse click at certain coordinates in Selenium?
Yes but this never works as good as the way described above. If you still want to give it a try, maybe that answer helps: https://stackoverflow.com/a/26385456/12914172
Many thanks to r000bin, this solution works for me, downloading data from PowerBI using Selenium for Python:
import selenium, mouse, time
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains
url = 'https://dataport.gasunie.nl/Vulling-Gasopslagen-Nederland'
driver = selenium.webdriver.Chrome(service=Service())
driver.get(url)
time.sleep(4)
#driver.fullscreen_window()
#driver.switch_to.window(driver.current_window_handle)
time.sleep(4)
iframe = driver.find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, 'iframe')
assert len(iframe)==1
driver.switch_to.frame(iframe[0])
time.sleep(4)
from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains
actions = ActionChains(driver)
actions.move_to_element_with_offset(driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'html'), 0,0)
actions.move_by_offset('5', '5').click().perform()
time.sleep(4)
button = driver.find_element(By.CLASS_NAME, 'vcMenuBtn')
button.click()
button = driver.find_element(By.ID, '0')
button.click()
# 4 tabs and 1 enter
time.sleep(4)
for n in range(4):
element = driver.switch_to.active_element
time.sleep(2)
element.send_keys(Keys.TAB)
time.sleep(2)
element = driver.switch_to.active_element
time.sleep(2)
element.send_keys(Keys.ENTER)
driver.close()
I am using Python and Selenium to automate this website: https://prenotami.esteri.it
The script I made fills out a form and then clicks a button to advance to the next page. These actions are carried out using Selenium's find_element_by_xpath() function. Recently, the website added a reCAPTCHA that pops up after the button is clicked, and must be completed before advancing.
I have already written a Python script that is capable of surpassing this type of captchas by using the audio option. However, in this particular website, I am not able to find the xpath to the audio button of the reCAPTCHA. Although there is an iframe that contains the reCAPTCHA, there seems not to be anything inside it.
In the first attached image you can see how this website's reCAPTCHA looks like in HTML, compared to other website that is visible in the second image, where a #document can be seen inside the iframe.
My intention is to run this program using headless Chrome, so I can't relay in any mouse control functions offered by pyautogui for example.
I've been scratching my head around this problem for a while, so any advice is useful. Thanks!
Edit: after some research I have found that this type of reCAPTCHA that doesn't need to check a "I am not a robot" checkbox is called "invisible reCAPTCHA". The captcha only pops up if the detected activity is suspicious (for example clicking too fast). I have tried adding random waits and movements to mimic human behaviour, but the captcha still appears after some tries. Since I don't think there is a way to avoid the captcha from appearing 100% of the times, the question of how to click the buttons using Selenium's find_element_by_xpath() function remains the same. Leaving this as a note just in case someone finds it useful.
Ever tried to use the following function:
add_argument("-auto-open-devtools-for-tabs")
I managed to interact with captcha
If the position is always fixed, you can use PyAutoGUI to move the mouse and click on it
import pyautogui
pyautogui.click(100, 100) # button coordinates
Since, it is in iframe, we need to move our selenium pointing to iframe and then use your xpath.
driver.switch_to.frame("c-la7g7xqfbit4")
capchaBtn = driver.find_element_by_xpath("(//button[#id='recaptcha-audio-button'])[2]")
So, the web app we're developing has a TV/PC mode, and i'm testing the ability to transit between these two modes. `
def pc_to_tv(self):
pc_to_tv = self.driver.find_element_by_xpath(
'html/body/div[1]/div/topbar/header/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/button[1]')
pc_to_tv.click()
def tv_to_pc(self):
tv_to_pc = self.driver.find_element_by_xpath(
'html/body/div[1]/div/topbar/header/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/button[2]')
tv_to_pc.click()`
The problem is, when i switch from pc to tv, the screen "zooms in", making the button appear in the same place it would be without the zoom. so, i can't click on the button with my 'tv_to_pc' method, 'cause instead on clicking on the actual button, it clicks where the button should be.
So, the solution i found was clicking on the button with coordinates, that way i'll actually click on the place i want, instead of clicking on an unclickable place like i was doing.
The thing is, i don't know how to do this, and need help on this matter.
I would suggest that you just click the button using JavaScriptExecutor. It will click it no matter where it is on the page. See How to execute a javascript in a Python webdriver and other questions for more info. The general format is
element = driver.find_element_by_id("someId")
driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click();", element)
Also... you don't want to use XPaths like that. Any XPath that starts at the HTML tag or is more than just a few levels deep is going to be very brittle. Do some googling on selenium xpaths and read some guides for more info.
try moveToElement and then perform click
((JavascriptExecutor) driver).executeScript("arguments[0].scrollIntoView(true);", element);
new Actions(driver).moveToElement(element, x, y).click().perform();
x is xoffset
y is yoffset
Please see that if you use Javascript for click its not going to be native click.
I'm writing some automated GUI testing with selenium (Python binding + Firefox driver). On this page we're having problem with, there is button that I want to click but it's at the lower part of the page (I'm selecting the button via id). The default size of the Firefox window isn't large enough to show it. So the actual clicked element is one from the tab bar which is always visible.
If I manually resize the window during the test, it runs smoothly.
This looks like a bug to me TBH. I'm wondering if this is a known feature and a work around exists.
You can use Actions Chains to scroll to the element
actions = ActionChains(driver)
actions.move_to_element(element).perform()
That will make the button visible and you will be able to click on it. You can also use explicit wait to make sure the button is visible.
You can call location_once_scrolled_into_view on the element. It is a property that returns the elements location, but it has the added side-effect of scrolling to the element first if it is not in view already.
element.location_once_scrolled_into_view.