I'm trying to use Selenium for some app testing, and I need it to plug a variable in when filling a form instead of a hardcoded string. IE:
this works
name_element.send_keys("John Doe")
but this doesnt
name_element.send_keys(username)
Does anyone know how I can accomplish this? Pretty big Python noob, but used Google extensively to try and find out.
In at least one case, I found that I couldn't pass a variable to send_keys unless I first passed a regular empty string:
inputElement.send_keys("")
inputElement.send_keys(my_text_variable)
It also works as a list:
inputElement.send_keys("", my_text_variable)
Try this.
username = r'John Doe' name_element.send_keys(username)
I was able to pass the string without casting it just fine in my test.
I dont understand...why not just set username="John Doe" I'm having trouble figuring out what you want to do beyond that
username ="John Doe"
def some_function():
name_element.send_keys(username)
Have you made certain that your variable is a string?
Greg's answer would ensure that. If you're not completely sure, you could try
name_element.send_keys(str(username))
I think username might be a variable in the python library you are using. Try calling it something else like Username1 and see if it works??
I got it! Just use:
var1 = ''.join(otherVariable)
inputElement.send_keys(var1)
