I am trying to click a vote button on a webpage. I can navigate the page with my python code and click on a radio button. The vote button is not declared as a "button" or "input" element in the HTML code. I am really unsure of how to have Selenium navigate to it and click on it. The button itself does not link to a web address. I have tried tabbing to it and then hitting enter but it tabs over the button itself. I can provide further HTML and any other supplementary information. A picture of the HTML is below!
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The "a" in the HTML as far as I have read about is an "anchor element". I do not know HTML so I am having a hard time finding a work around for the way this button operates.mboewe– mboewe2020-02-28 02:25:09 +00:00Commented Feb 28, 2020 at 2:25
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Maybe try finding the element by xpath, and see whether that works?Shanyl Ong– Shanyl Ong2020-02-28 02:32:04 +00:00Commented Feb 28, 2020 at 2:32
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I have tried that route but even by using the xpath I can’t click on the element. It’s as if it isn’t recognized as a clickable item.mboewe– mboewe2020-02-28 02:34:25 +00:00Commented Feb 28, 2020 at 2:34
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Could you add a link to the webpage if possible?Shanyl Ong– Shanyl Ong2020-02-28 02:35:17 +00:00Commented Feb 28, 2020 at 2:35
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threerivers.okvype.com/2020/02/24/…mboewe– mboewe2020-02-28 02:45:59 +00:00Commented Feb 28, 2020 at 2:45
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Try this:
from selenium import webdriver
driver_options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
chromedriver = "path/to/chromedriver"
driver = webdriver.Chrome(chromedriver, options = driver_options)
driver.get("https://threerivers.okvype.com/2020/02/24/vote-now-okmulgee-area-preseason-baseball-poll-presented-by-muscogee-creek-nation-poll-ends-3-2/")
buttonpath = '//*[@id="pd-vote-button10509753"]'
dotpath = '//*[@id="PDI_answer48619888"]'
dot = driver.find_element_by_xpath(dotpath)
vote = driver.find_element_by_xpath(buttonpath)
dot.click()
vote.click()
It worked for me, by selecting the right elements to click. Sometimes theres a wrapping element around the button that has to receive the click instead of the target element, in order to trigger a response.
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Can you find the element using the class selectors?
I would get the SelenideElement by class and then calling the click method: $('.pds-vote-button')
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mboewe
I have tried that method using the class selectors. It didn't work. My implementation may have been incorrect.