Selenium - How do I compare get_attribute value when it returns None [Python]

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So I am working with selenium for some automation and I was using get_attribute to compare values to assign whether a variable would be true or false.

So my question is, when I use get_attribute and it returns the value of 'None' ( This is expected since the element I am looking for does not exist), is that value returned as a String? And if it is, then my question would be, why am I unable to compare it as I would any other string.

active_establishment = CRM_driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="gridBodyTable"]').get_attribute("records")
print(active_establishment)

if active_establishment == 'None':
    party[x].establishment = False
else:
    party[x].establishment = True

active_establishments = None

establishments = True (expected results should be False)

Hey guys...silly me. So I found a solution to my problem. All I had to do was cast my active_establishment as a string and it works. pythonactive_establishment = str(CRM_driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="gridBodyTable"]').get_attribute("records")) This means that when get_attribute returns 'None', it is neither a null or a string. So what is it? — Somron Touch
– Somron Touch, Commented Apr 26, 2019 at 17:40
If the element does not exist you should receive, no such element exception rather None. Not sure how you are getting None here. However, the type is NoneType. — supputuri
– supputuri, Commented Apr 26, 2019 at 17:56
You can simplify your last 4 lines to party[x].establishment = active_establishment != 'None'. — JeffC
– JeffC, Commented Apr 26, 2019 at 19:24
Hey guys, seems like I can't delete this post since people have invested time to answer it. I do hope this post can help someone else who stumbles upon it :) thank you everyone — Somron Touch
– Somron Touch, Commented Apr 26, 2019 at 21:28

supputuri · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-26 17:59:14Z

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Change the comparison as below.

if active_establishment is None:
    party[x].establishment = False
else:
    party[x].establishment = True

answered Apr 26, 2019 at 17:59

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Somron Touch Over a year ago

Thank you, this is a lot more efficient than casting find_attribute as a string :)

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