Selenium and python3 activate textbox without entering a value

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Writing a script with selenium and python3, is there a possibility to have the script click on a textbox on the http://digesto.asamblea.gob.ni/consultas/coleccion/ (click on "Búsqueda avanzada") without entering a value, so that the cursor is active in that textbox (indicated normally by a blinking vertical line), see example picture?

Usually one would use

driver.find_elements_by_xpath('//*[@id="txtCaptcha"]').click()

but this does not give the desired outcome as the textbox is not "active" looking like this:

My idea is to have the script "activate" the textbox and wait for me to insert a captcha, so that I simply can start writing instead of click in the textbox each time myself.

What is current output? Share HTML and your current selector — Andersson
– Andersson, Commented Jan 14, 2019 at 14:19
I see no textarea/input element on that page. Share the code you used to open the page with search field — Andersson
– Andersson, Commented Jan 14, 2019 at 14:26
I updated the text just before you wrote that comment, you need to click on "Búsqueda avanzada" to see what I see. — Til Hund
– Til Hund, Commented Jan 14, 2019 at 14:26

Andersson · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-14 14:25:08Z

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You can wait for element to be clickable and then click it:

from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.ID, 'txtCaptcha'))).click()

answered Jan 14, 2019 at 14:25

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Til Hund Over a year ago

Unfortunately, it does not "activate" the textbox for me. Maybe the xpath I send to you is wrong?

Andersson Over a year ago

@TilHund , for me it puts the focus into search box once the checkbox "Búsqueda avanzada" is selected (try WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.ID, 'cavanzada'))).click())... What is your current output? Did you get an Exception?

Til Hund Over a year ago

Fixed my issue. It was on me. I works well now. Thank you again, Anderson! :)

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