Python Selenium - Select value from drop down menu

Question

I want to select a value from a drop down menu that has several menus inside it

I use the following code:

# CLICK ARROW
driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, '#WIN_7_1000000217 > a:nth-child(3)').click()
# 1ST MENU
WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'div.MenuOuter:nth-child(7) > div:nth-child(2) > table:nth-child(1) > tbody:nth-child(1) > tr:nth-child(6)')))
menu_1 = driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'div.MenuOuter:nth-child(7) > div:nth-child(2) > table:nth-child(1) > tbody:nth-child(1) > tr:nth-child(6)')
actions.move_to_element(menu_1).click().perform()
# 2ND MENU
WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'div.MenuOuter:nth-child(11) > div:nth-child(2) > table:nth-child(1) > tbody:nth-child(1) > tr:nth-child(1)')))
menu_2 = driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'div.MenuOuter:nth-child(9) > div:nth-child(2) > table:nth-child(1) > tbody:nth-child(1) > tr:nth-child(1)')
actions.move_to_element(menu_2).click().perform()
# 3RD MENU
WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'tr.MenuTableRow:nth-child(35)')))
menu_3 = driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'tr.MenuTableRow:nth-child(35)')
actions.move_to_element(menu_3).click().perform()

However I am not able to select the second menu, its CSS_SELECTOR is:

div.MenuOuter:nth-child(9) > div:nth-child(2) > table:nth-child(1) > tbody:nth-child(1) > tr:nth-child(1)

Sometimes it works this way but the problem is that CSS_SELECTOR changes every time the number of the first nth-child, sometimes it's 9, 11 or 12... Is there a way to solve this and locate the element I want?

Html code for the second menu visible in the image:

<div class="MenuScrollUp" style="background-image: url(&quot;../../../../resources/images/menu_up.gif&quot;); width: 62px; visibility: hidden;"></div>
<div class="MenuTableContainer">
   <table class="MenuTable" style="width: 62px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
      <tbody class="MenuTableBody">
         <tr class="MenuTableRow">
            <td class="MenuEntryNameHover" nowrap="">IT Support</td>
            <td class="MenuEntrySubHover" style="background-image:url(&quot;../../../../resources/images/menu_sub.gif&quot;)" arsubmenu="0">&nbsp;</td>
         </tr>
      </tbody>
   </table>
</div>
<div class="MenuScrollDown" style="background-image: url(&quot;../../../../resources/images/menu_down.gif&quot;); width: 62px; visibility: hidden;"></div>

Html code for ESI - Espirito Santo Informatica and IBM Outsourcing:

<div class="MenuTableContainer">
    <table class="MenuTable" style="width: 174px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
        <tbody class="MenuTableBody">
            <tr class="MenuTableRow">
                <td class="MenuEntryName" nowrap="">ESI - Espirito Santo Informatica</td>
                <td class="MenuEntrySub" style="background-image:url(&quot;../../../../resources/images/menu_sub.gif&quot;)" arsubmenu="4">&nbsp;</td>
            </tr>
            <tr class="MenuTableRow">
                <td class="MenuEntryName" nowrap="">IBM Outsourcing</td>
                <td class="MenuEntrySub" style="background-image:url(&quot;../../../../resources/images/menu_sub.gif&quot;)" arsubmenu="5">&nbsp;</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

Can you do it with text shown in the menu ? Like Select IBM Outsourcing based on text... something like //div[contains(text(), 'IBM Outsourcing')] - this is just a typical xpath — cruisepandey
– cruisepandey, Commented Jun 15, 2021 at 9:24
I added the html code from the second menu visible in the image — Raphael
– Raphael, Commented Jun 15, 2021 at 9:27

cruisepandey · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-15 09:53:01Z

1

Why not xpath ?

//td[contains(text() , 'IT Support')]

something like this :

# 2ND MENU
actions.move_to_element(WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//td[contains(text() , 'IT Support')]")))).click().perform()

answered Jun 15, 2021 at 9:53

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cruisepandey Over a year ago

What is the error when it did not work ? and Are you doing the same with menu 1 and 3 ?

cruisepandey Over a year ago

How are you selecting the Menu 1 ? after click on arrow

cruisepandey Over a year ago

You need to change this line div.MenuOuter:nth-child(7) > div:nth-child(2) > table:nth-child(1) > tbody:nth-child(1) > tr:nth-child(6) write xpath or a reliable css

cruisepandey Over a year ago

Can you share HTML for IBM Outsourcing also ?

cruisepandey Over a year ago

let me have a look, I will get back to you

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