Input into hidden textbox and hit enter (Selenium, Python)

Question

I'm trying to input the text string "L62T18H029-P3215" into the search input box on this website https://lamerfashion.com and press Enter.

I have tried to execute some javascript to change the value of the hidden element however I am unable to make Selenium send the ENTER key to submit.

driver = webdriver.Chrome(ChromeDriver)

driver.get("https://lamerfashion.com")

element = WebDriverWait(driver,20).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, '//a[@class="search-icon"]')))

element.click()

e = driver.execute_script("return document.getElementsByName('type')[0].value;")

print(e)

driver.execute_script("document.getElementsByName('type')[0].value='L62T18H029-P3215';")

e = driver.execute_script("return document.getElementsByName('type')[0].value;")

print(e)

Output:

product

L62T18H029-P3215

Pradnya Bolli · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-23 11:09:00Z

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I run script in java, maybe this will help you..Try this(for Reference)

WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.manage().window().maximize();
driver.get("https://lamerfashion.com");

WebElement newSearch = driver.findElement(By.className("search-icon")););
newSearch.click();
Thread.sleep(1000);
WebElement searchpro = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id=\"navbar\"]/div/ul[2]/li[1]/form/input[2]"));

searchpro.sendKeys("L62T18H029-P3215");
searchpro.sendKeys(Keys.ENTER);

edited Apr 23, 2019 at 11:09

answered Apr 23, 2019 at 10:53

Pradnya Bolli

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cruisepandey Over a year ago

Your Xpath looks horrible. It's highly unstable also. Though OP is asking help in python. There is no need of TAB also.

Pradnya Bolli Over a year ago

ok i will edit code but I already mention 'I run script in java' and for logic I gave answer.

Jasvinder Singh Chugh Over a year ago

I agree with @PradnyaBolli 's answer except the xpath part. It is not at all required to use JS to fiddle around the hidden element. Just clicking on the search icon starts displaying the search field input box where sendKeys can be done effortlessly.

undetected Selenium Over a year ago

@PradnyaBolli You need to drop the Thread.sleep() and suggest inducing WebDriverWait

Pradnya Bolli Over a year ago

@DebanjanB yes you are right..I read about 'which is better to use Thread or WebDriverWait?' and 'WebDriverWait' is always better to use.Thanks for suggestion..

cruisepandey · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-23 11:04:04Z

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I don't see any need of JS here.
You can simply go ahead with send_keys method which is already present in selenium.

Code :

driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path = r'chromedriverpath')
wait = WebDriverWait(driver,10)

driver.maximize_window()

driver.get("https://lamerfashion.com")

wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 10)

wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'a.search-icon'))).click()
wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//a[@class='search-icon']/following-sibling::form/input[@name='q']"))).send_keys("L62T18H029-P3215")

imports :

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

answered Apr 23, 2019 at 11:04

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Anh Quoc Vo Over a year ago

This works ^^. Can you please explain to me what the "/following-sibling::form" part of the xpath does ?

cruisepandey Over a year ago

Following-sibling means you want to select following node from the current node with in the same parent.

RegCent · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-23 10:50:26Z

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Seeing the website, there are two inputs and the one with hidden might actually not be the one you need.

Try the same thing but for the name "q"

Moreover, try using Selenium command

element.send_keys('text_you_want') - that should be sufficient istead of the JS

answered Apr 23, 2019 at 10:50

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