Unable to find element using Selenium in Python

Question

I'm trying to click on a button, but selenium can't find the element.

I'm using the xpath:

//button[@title="Monitor Chart(Ctrl+Alt+G)"]

but selenium can't locate. I can find the xpath from Chrome manualy using the find(Ctrl+F) tool, as we can see in the image.

Here is my code and error. The xpath does't have an ID.

Code Snapshot:

try copying the full x path from the inspect tab and using that as test_1 — logan_9997
– logan_9997, Commented Jul 23, 2022 at 13:52

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-23 14:51:54Z

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To click on the clickable element you need to induce WebDriverWait for the element_to_be_clickable() and you can use either of the following locator strategies:

Using CSS_SELECTOR:

WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.CSS_SELECTOR, "button.eui-btn.eui-btn-default.eui-btn-normal[title^='Monitor Chart']"))).click()

Using XPATH:

WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//button[@class='eui-btn eui-btn-default eui-btn-normal' and starts-with(@title, 'Monitor Chart')]"))).click()

Note: You have to add the following imports :

from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

answered Jul 23, 2022 at 14:51

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Breno1982 Over a year ago

Thanks a lot. I figure it out the issue. the button was inside an iframe. But you solution gave me an idea to another issues that I was having. Instead of use timesleep function, I'm gonna use your solution with WebdriverWait

Barry the Platipus · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-23 14:09:20Z

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from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

hiding_button = WebDriverWait(browser, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//button[title ='Monitor Chart(Ctrl+Alt+G)']")))
hiding_button.click()

answered Jul 23, 2022 at 14:09

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cottontail · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-30 23:46:30Z

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Thanks to all. But I figure it out the issue. The button was inside an iFrame. So I hadd to switch to the iFrame first.

Code used:

iframe = driver.find_element_by_id('Access_Performance_Monitor')
driver.switch_to.frame(iframe)

edited Jul 30, 2022 at 23:46

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answered Jul 29, 2022 at 0:31

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