retrieve dynamic frame names w/ Selenium WebDriver and Python?

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I need to run thousands of searches on a certain database and I'm using Python and Selenium WebDriver to automate it. The thing is, the frame that contains the search results has a name that is dynamically generated. That name always begins the same way (say, "results_frame") and then it's followed by a bunch of numbers that change every time (like "results_frame1298120910290"). So, based on a few hours of googling, I tried using xpath:

framename = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//frame[contains(@name, 'results_frame')]")
driver.switch_to_frame(framename)

No good. When I print 'framename', what I get is this:

[<selenium.webdriver.remote.webelement.WebElement object at 0x101206350>,    <selenium.webdriver.remote.webelement.WebElement object at 0x101206390>]

Instead of the actual name of the frame.

I've also tried using indexes (as in driver.switch_to_frame(0), driver.switch_to_frame(1), etc), as suggested here, but no good either.

So, how can I retrieve a frame's name when that name is dynamically generated? Any thoughts?

(Python 2.7.5, Selenium 2.2.0, Mac OS X 10.6.8, Firefox 22.0)

I hope Richard have answered you so quick. Whenever doing xpath practice using .// instead of // — cegprakash
– cegprakash, Commented Jul 30, 2013 at 18:38

alecxe · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-28 16:41:34Z

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find_elements_by_xpath returns an object of type WebElement. You need to use get_attribute to retrieve the value of an attribute from the WebElement.

framename = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//frame[contains(@name, 'results_frame')]").get_attribute("name")

That should return the name you're looking for.

edited Sep 28, 2015 at 16:41

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answered Jul 30, 2013 at 18:36

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