Unable to select an element via XPath in selenium Webdriver python

Question

I am trying to run a script in selenium webdriver python. Where I am trying to click on search field, but its always showing exception of "An element could not be located on the page using the given search parameters."

Here is script:

 from selenium import webdriver
    from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
    class Exercise:
        def safari(self):
            class Exercise:
def safari(self):
    driver = webdriver.Safari()
    driver.maximize_window()
    url= "https://www.airbnb.com"
    driver.implicitly_wait(15)
    Title = driver.title
    driver.get(url)
    CurrentURL = driver.current_url
    print("Current URL is "+CurrentURL)
    SearchButton =driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//*[@id='GeocompleteController-via-SearchBarV2-SearchBarV2']")
    SearchButton.click()

note= Exercise()
note.safari()

Please Tell me, where I am wrong?

Actually I was trying to do with class earlier, I have updated the code..please check now. — Taimoor Pasha
– Taimoor Pasha, Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 16:38
whole script was run, means browser got opened, site was executed,I have got current URL, but didn't get click. — Taimoor Pasha
– Taimoor Pasha, Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 16:39
@TaimoorPasha There are 2 input with the same id. The second one is what is displayed. Switch the xpath to - "//main[@id='site-content']//input[@id='GeocompleteController-via-SearchBarV2-SearchBarV2']" — Grasshopper
– Grasshopper, Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 16:47
@Grasshopper I tried with xpath you gave, but still didn't worked. — Taimoor Pasha
– Taimoor Pasha, Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 16:53
@Grasshopper Also tell me, that is there any way that I can check whether I am XPath which I have created is correct one or not. — Taimoor Pasha
– Taimoor Pasha, Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 16:54

Mangohero1 · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-27 17:10:19Z

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There appears to be two matching cases:

The one that matches the search bar is actually the second one. So you'd edit your XPath as follows:

SearchButton = driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "(//*[@id='GeocompleteController-via-SearchBarV2-SearchBarV2'])[2]")

Or simply:

SearchButton = driver.find_element_by_xpath("(//*[@id='GeocompleteController-via-SearchBarV2-SearchBarV2'])[2]")

You can paste your XPath in Chrome's Inspector tool (as seen above) by loading the same website in Google Chrome and hitting F12 (or just right click anywhere and click "Inspect"). This gives you the matching elements. If you scroll to 2 of 2 it highlights the search bar. Therefore, we want the second result. XPath indices start at 1 unlike most languages (which usually have indices start at 0), so to get the second index, encapsulate the entire original XPath in parentheses and then add [2] next to it.

edited Nov 27, 2017 at 17:10

answered Nov 27, 2017 at 16:34

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Taimoor Pasha Over a year ago

Actually I was trying to do with class earlier, I have updated the code..please check now

Mangohero1 Over a year ago

Updated my answer. @TaimoorPasha

Taimoor Pasha Over a year ago

Thanks Mangohero1, that was really really great, can you teach me how to make xpath.

Mangohero1 Over a year ago

Sure @TaimoorPasha I've included some explanation about that (too big to fit as a comment)

Taimoor Pasha Over a year ago

please send me your skype id or email address at [email protected]

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