Python selenium cannot find the button

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'Untill login its fine all button works fine but then afte the login I am trying to click tis export button its not clicking/ as per my test its not finding it. Not juts the export button any other button it cannot find it in the page after the login. then I get the time out error. ' error Image dev tool with the button try:

    iframe = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.TAG_NAME, 'iframe')))
    driver.switch_to.frame(iframe)
    print("Switched to iframe")
    
   
    export_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(
        EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, '//*[@id="filterReportResults"]'))
    )
    
    ActionChains(driver).move_to_element(export_button).perform()
    print("Moved to export button")
    
    
    driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click();", export_button)
    print("Export button clicked via JavaScript")
    
    csv_element = WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(
        EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, '//*[@id="linkCSV"]/span[1]'))
    )
    csv_element.click()
    print("CSV link clicked successfully.")
    
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error occurred: {e}")
finally:
    driver.quit()

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– Community Bot, Commented Oct 10, 2024 at 7:24

Alex Tbg · Accepted Answer · 2024-10-10 10:35:49Z

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I also had this problem in the past. In my case, an hidden element was "over" the button. You can see it in the developer options. Also a possible reason could be, that you are too fast, so that the button is not enabled yet (I also had this problem in the past)

If the button is not clickable through standard methods, try JavaScript, it can sometimes help.

driver.execute_script("arguments.click();", export_button)

answered Oct 10, 2024 at 10:35

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Karan Pradhan Over a year ago

Hi Alex, its actually not working for anything. I tried it. For some reason it cannot locate the export button.

Karan Pradhan Over a year ago

So I tried clicking another button not in the same menu bar it clicks but when I click that button it does not. Can I show you my dev tool screenshot or something that might help you help me?

Alex Tbg Over a year ago

Yes, show me the layout you have

Karan Pradhan Over a year ago

hey Alex look at the post again I have added the image with the button as well, named dev tool.

Alex Tbg Over a year ago

Is the element next to it (PDF) clickable? Otherwise you can see what the difference there is in the code. With Ctrl+Shift+C you can check whether the padding or something else on a neighboring element is not quite right, so that Selenium cannot find the element. Or you can simply add a longer waiting time

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