Selenium w/Python3 - AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'tag_name'

Question

Newbie to automation with Selenium/Python. I'm getting blocked automating a sign up form. The drop down is a required element but I'm getting the following error...

AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'tag_name'

I've posted my code below and can't find any answer online as to why this would be. Any/all help greatly appreciated.

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.support.select import Select
teamElement = browser.find_element_by_id('id_team')
time.sleep(2)
sel = Select('teamElement')
sel.select_by_value("12")

The error is coming from the sel = Select('teamElement') line.

 Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/Users/jamesstott/PycharmProjects/basics/RunChromeTests.py", 
 line 40, in <module>
 sel = Select('teamElement')
 File "/Users/jamesstott/PycharmProjects/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/support/select.py", line 36, in __init__
 if webelement.tag_name.lower() != "select":
 AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'tag_name'

Sorry, yes I should say that the error is coming from the sel = Select('teamElement') line. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Users/jamesstott/PycharmProjects/basics/RunChromeTests.py", line 40, in <module> sel = Select('teamElement') File "/Users/jamesstott/PycharmProjects/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/support/select.py", line 36, in init if webelement.tag_name.lower() != "select": AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'tag_name' — James Stott
– James Stott, Commented May 9, 2018 at 11:33

Murthi · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-09 11:34:36Z

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Select takes WebElement type argument not string type. change the following line

sel = Select('teamElement')

to

sel = Select(teamElement)

Full code,

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.support.select import Select
teamElement = browser.find_element_by_id('id_team')
time.sleep(2)
sel = Select(teamElement)
sel.select_by_value("12")

answered May 9, 2018 at 11:34

Murthi

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James Stott Over a year ago

Wow, thank you. That worked. I can't believe it was that simple.

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-09 11:43:49Z

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As per the API Docs, Select() accepts webelement as an argument and is defined as follows :

class selenium.webdriver.support.select.Select(webelement)

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

Args :  
webelement - element SELECT element to wrap

But as per your code you have passed the argument teamElement (which was originally a WebElement) within single quotes i.e. as a string. Hence you see the error.

Solution

Pass the argument teamElement as a WebElement as :

sel = Select(teamElement)

answered May 9, 2018 at 11:43

undetected Selenium

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