How can I click on multiple drop down list on a page with Python and Selenium?

Question

I'm trying to click on multiple dropdown lists on a page but I keep getting an error saying that my list object has no attribute tag_name'.

My code

def click_follow_buttons(driver):
    selects = Select(driver.find_elements_by_class_name("jBa"))#jBa
    print selects
    for select in selects:
        select.select_by_index(0)
        driver.find_element_by_class_name("bA").click()

My traceback

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "google_follow.py", line 50, in <module>
    if click_follow_buttons(driver) == False:
  File "google_follow.py", line 18, in click_follow_buttons
    selects = Select(driver.find_elements_by_class_name("jBa"))#jBa
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/support/select.py", line 35, in __init__
    if webelement.tag_name.lower() != "select":
AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'tag_name'

The Html dropdown

<div class="jBa XG">
<div class="ny dl d-k-l" jslog="7128; track:impression">

alecxe · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-14 18:21:03Z

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First of all, you are using the find_elements_by_class_name() method that would return you a list of web elements matching a class name and not a single element.

But, even if you would use find_element_by_class_name() instead, you'll get a different error since this is a div element matching the class name and not a select element.

answered Dec 14, 2015 at 18:21

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drets Over a year ago

@alexce I was first =P

alecxe Over a year ago

@drets well, there is a difference in the answers though :)

drets · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-14 18:26:04Z

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You need to pass to constructor of Select class web element which has select tag name: https://selenium.googlecode.com/git/docs/api/py/webdriver_support/selenium.webdriver.support.select.html

Constructor. A check is made that the given element is, indeed, a SELECT tag. If it is not, then an UnexpectedTagNameException is thrown.

edited Dec 14, 2015 at 18:26

answered Dec 14, 2015 at 18:20

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