Windows Files does not open when click in webpage "Select file". Selenium Python

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So, I need to upload a file to a page. When i click on the input button (and it clicks without error), windows files to search for the file i need, does not open. Here its my code snip. and what i need to be open at click

#IMPORTAR DATOS
selec = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@name="IMPORT_FILE"]')
driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click();", selec)
time.sleep(2)

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Abhishek Rai · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-22 15:37:17Z

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Install pyautogui via pip and do this.

import pyautogui
... # set the webdriver etc.
...
...
element_present = EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//button[@title='Open file selector']"))  # Example xpath

WebDriverWait(self.driver, 10).until(element_present).click() # This opens the windows file selector

pyautogui.write('C:/path_to_file') 
pyautogui.press('enter')

answered Dec 22, 2020 at 15:37

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Nana Repetto Over a year ago

thanks! it didn't gave me any error but the windows files never opened and the file hasn't been uploaded!

Nana Repetto Over a year ago

I resolve it this way selec = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@name="IMPORT_FILE"]') time.sleep(2) selec.send_keys('C:/ETL/Contact/datos.csv') pyautogui.press('enter')

Abhishek Rai Over a year ago

Oh..Sorry..i didn't see your comment before. Glad it worked out.

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