Send_Keys in python selenium is not working in some specific website

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I have found that the "Send_Keys" is not working for the following website due to the error "AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'send_keys'".. Kindly note that I am using 'pycharm' editor

https://login.salesforce.com/?locale=eu

driver.find_elements_by_css_selector("input[id='username']").send_keys("testusername")

But the same command is working perfectly when using for the following

https://rahulshettyacademy.com/angularpractice/

driver.find_element_by_css_selector("input[name='name']").send_keys("testname")

Please refer to this question: stackoverflow.com/questions/29957373/… — Renato Aranha
– Renato Aranha, Commented Dec 1, 2020 at 5:05
The first one calls find_elements_by_css_selector, which returns a list of found elements. The second one calls find_element_by_css_selector, which returns a single element. — John Gordon
– John Gordon, Commented Dec 1, 2020 at 5:07

PDHide · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-01 05:58:36Z

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driver.find_elements_by_css_selector("input[id='username']").send_keys("testusername")

retruns a list , and send_keys is a method of webelement and not a list. So to send value to specific element call that element from the list

driver.find_elements_by_css_selector("input[id='username']")[0].send_keys("testusername")

On the other hand

driver.find_element_by_css_selector("input[id='username']").send_keys("testusername")

finds the first webelement matching the xpath locator so sendkeys works

answered Dec 1, 2020 at 5:58

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