python selenium - TypeError: 'str' object is not callable

Question

inboxlv1 = driver.find_element(By.XPATH('//*[@placeholder="Email address"]'))
inboxlv1.send_keys(parsed[0][0])

why is it not callable?

Show us the full traceback and enough code to reproduce the problem! — Klaus D.
– Klaus D., Commented Feb 8, 2021 at 13:25
The problem is not "why 'str' is not callable?". The problem is "why are you calling it?". You should provide the traceback. And some more code. What is By and it's By.XPATH. If XPATH is a string, you can't call it. — Yevhen Kuzmovych
– Yevhen Kuzmovych, Commented Feb 8, 2021 at 13:25
I asked a new question with more information about my main problem. — sebtheoo
– sebtheoo, Commented Feb 10, 2021 at 12:03

Arundeep Chohan · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-08 17:43:58Z

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driver.find_element(By.XPATH,'yourxpath')

You were using a Java style for Python instead do it like so. Calling xpath like a method.

answered Feb 8, 2021 at 17:43

Arundeep Chohan

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