Python selenium wait until button clickable

Question

I have a python selenium code that upload a local video and click the button, the button can be clicked when video successfully uploaded so I try with EC.element_to_be_clickable and EC.visibility_of_element_located and when the button is clickable print a simple message, but always I got the message before video upload complete. this is my code :

file_uploader = driver.find_element_by_xpath('xpath_input')
file_uploader.send_keys(myvideo_file)
while True:
    try:
        WebDriverWait(driver, 1000).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, 'button_xpath')))
        WebDriverWait(driver, 1000).until(EC.visibility_of_element_located((By.XPATH, 'button_xpath')))
        break
    except:
        pass
print("Button ready to be clicked!")

Why do you use try-except here? The timeout period is long enough. It should work without it. — Prophet
– Prophet, Commented Aug 22, 2021 at 20:40
it just to handle if any error happen to avoid break script code — EL-AJI Oussama
– EL-AJI Oussama, Commented Aug 22, 2021 at 20:42
No, it makes your code wrong. Can you remove it and see if errors thrown? If yes - what error? — Prophet
– Prophet, Commented Aug 22, 2021 at 20:56

4rigener · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-23 09:33:33Z

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What about using get_attribute of button.

If button is not clickable like <button type="button" class="btn-post primary disabled">Post</button>, then waiting until disabled disapeared in class name like <button type="button" class="btn-post primary">Post</button>

file_uploader = driver.find_element_by_xpath('xpath_input')
file_uploader.send_keys(myvideo_file)

while True:
    # I insert finding element inside while loop because some sites delete existing elements and create new ones.
    # In this case, even if the deleted element and new one's xpath are the same, StaleElementException occurs.
    class_name = driver.find_element_by_xpath('xpath_input').get_attribute('class')

    if 'disabled' not in class_name:
        break

    time.sleep(1)

edited Aug 23, 2021 at 9:33

answered Aug 23, 2021 at 7:59

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EL-AJI Oussama Over a year ago

this is the button element <button type="button" class="jsx-2205086601 button btn-post primary disabled">Post</button>

4rigener Over a year ago

@EL-AJIOussama I edit code based on button tag. Test with edited code

EL-AJI Oussama Over a year ago

this is website tiktok.com/upload?lang=en when the button is ready the disabled attribute disappear <button type="button" class="jsx-2205086601 button btn-post primary">Post</button>

4rigener Over a year ago

@EL-AJIOussama Then edited code will be done as your intent. Test and tell me it works or not

EL-AJI Oussama Over a year ago

What do you mean

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