Error when getting options of Select element in Python Selenium

Question

I am trying to list the possible options in this Select element.

<select id="sl_coursePage" onchange="document.frm.submit();" name="sl_coursePage">
    <option selected="selected" value="0"></option>
    <option value="1"></option>
    <option value="2"></option>
    <option value="3"></option>
    <option value="4"></option>
    <option value="5"></option>
    <option value="6"></option>
    <option value="7"></option>
    <option value="8"></option>
    <option value="9"></option>
    <option value="10"></option>
</select>

I can find the element itself fine with elem = driver.get_element_by_name('sl_coursePage'), but then when I tried to list the options by using elem.get_elements_by_xpath('.//*') or elem.get_elements_by_tag_name('option'), it gives me empty lists.

So then I tried to use Select from selenium.webdriver.support.ui and get the list by the following code:

elem = driver.get_element_by_name('sl_coursePage')
select = Select(elem)
list = select.options

However, when I try this, it raises this error:

selenium.common.exceptions.UnexpectedTagNameException: Message: Select only works on <select> elements, not on <input>

I don't understand how this is not a Select element when its tags say "select". If anyone can get any of these methods to work or present a functioning alternative method, I would be extremely grateful. Thanks in advance.

alecxe · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-30 18:31:55Z

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It looks like there is an another element with the same name which is not select and get matched by the "by name" locator. Improve the way you locating the element explicitly asking for select element with the desired name:

elem = driver.find_element_by_css_selector('select[name=sl_coursePage]')

Or, checking the id:

elem = driver.find_element_by_css_selector('select#sl_coursePage')

edited Jun 30, 2016 at 18:31

answered Jun 30, 2016 at 18:27

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ENPM Over a year ago

Thanks so much! That did the trick. And thank you for the fantastically quick reply as well!

user1658435 · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-30 18:29:37Z

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You are trying to fetch the element by name

elem = driver.get_element_by_name('sl_coursePage')

Try to fetch it from id or a css selector instead, something like

elem =driver.findElement(By.id('sl_coursePage'))

answered Jun 30, 2016 at 18:29

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