Python Selenium not clicking button

Question

Why would selenium not find the element using xpath?

<input class="btn btn-success" name="submit" id="loginButton" accesskey="l" value="Login" tabindex="6" type="submit">

Using:

driver.find_element_by_xpath("//input[@class='btn btn-success']").click()

I get:

selenium.common.exceptions.NoSuchElementException: Message: Unable to locate element: //input[@class='btn btn-success']

Tried css selector as well

Either you might be trying to click it before it loads, or it may be in an iframe. Have you tried with explicit wait for the element? — supputuri
– supputuri, Commented May 8, 2020 at 22:05
@supputuri you are right, I did time.sleep(5) and it clicked.. Good catch — P_n
– P_n, Commented May 8, 2020 at 22:10
I would prefer explicit wait as mentioned in my below answer rather hard coded, time.sleep — supputuri
– supputuri, Commented May 8, 2020 at 22:28

supputuri · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-08 22:27:38Z

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Try with explicit wait.

WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located(By.CSS_SELECTOR,"input.btn.btn-success")).click()

answered May 8, 2020 at 22:27

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P_n Over a year ago

Thanks for the idea, this one worked for me best, WebDriverWait(driver,10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH,"//input[@class='btn btn-success']"))).click()

David Buck · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-09 00:58:31Z

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Try another attribute

driver.find_element_by_xpath("//input[@id='loginButton']").click()

edited May 9, 2020 at 0:58

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answered May 8, 2020 at 22:30

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