how to fill javascript text box with selenium and python (without send_keys)

Question

I want to enter a value into a field

I find the element by:

driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="cell--gE-Ez1qtyIA"]')

And I do this to display the text and click:

driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="cell--gE-Ez1qtyIA"]').click()
driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="cell--gE-Ez1qtyIA"]').text

So far so good, but I use this code when I want to send a value to this field:

driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="cell--gE-Ez1qtyIA"]').send_keys('test')

Nothing happens and the field value does not change

better create minimal working code with real URL so we could run it and see this problem — furas
– furas, Commented Aug 25, 2020 at 13:09

Jaspreet Kaur · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-25 05:20:48Z

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Since we are unaware about the nature of the text box you are trying to access, there are some possibilities because of which you are facing this situation. The send_keys() works on all the text box which ever you use. Look for the points below and try applying it on the element:

The element is not extracted properly, try some other locator like id, name, css_selector.
The element is not ready to use, put some explicit wait and check for presence and visibility of element.

A sample code can be using explicit wait:

wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 10)
element = wait.until(EC.presence_of_all_elements_located(("xpath", "//*[@id='cell--gE-Ez1qtyIA']")))
element.send_keys("test")

answered Aug 25, 2020 at 5:20

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furas · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-25 13:07:29Z

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Try to use javascriptexecutor instead of sendkeys

WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
JavascriptExecutor je = (JavascriptExecutor)driver;
je.executeScript("document.getElementById('IDofElement').setAttribute('value', 'your value here')");

edited Aug 25, 2020 at 13:07

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