What is correct way to set send keys when use selenium and python

Question

I'm new python (programming). Currently working on a project to fill up forms using selenium and python.

So for everything seems okay. I successfully installed python 3.6, selenium on pycharm and chrome drive on my windows.

I try to open a website and fill the form using the script. The script opens the site but couldn't put the texts in the form.

I have been browsing stack overflow and googling for hours and anything doesn't work.

It shows error regarding sendkeys.

Here's the full code

from selenium import webdriver

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
import time

# Replace below path with the absolute path
# to chromedriver in your computer
driver = webdriver.Chrome('C:\\Users\public\chromedriver.exe')


# Go to your page url
driver.get('https://www.website.com/')

# Get button you are going to click by its id ( also you could us find_element_by_css_selector to get element by css selector)
button_element = driver.find_element_by_class_name('signup_email_link')
button_element.click()

input_element = driver.find_element_by_name("first_name")
input_element.sendkeys(ram)

Here's the error code,

C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\python.exe "C:/Users/user/PycharmProjects/My Projects/My scripts automate.py"
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Users/user/PycharmProjects/My Projects/My scripts automate.py", line 22, in <module>
    input_element.sendkeys(ram)
AttributeError: 'WebElement' object has no attribute 'sendkeys'

Process finished with exit code 1

I even tried to replace the input_element with web_element but error continuous.

I use latest Python 3.6 version on pycharm.

Possible duplicate of Python Selenium - AttributeError : WebElement object has no attribute sendKeys — Sasha
– Sasha, Commented Apr 28, 2017 at 13:07
I've read the other parts.. It does work, you have a different error because of the undefined variable "ram". So therefore your original question was a duplicate.. — Sasha
– Sasha, Commented Apr 28, 2017 at 13:15

Cov · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-28 13:08:57Z

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Use

input_element.send_keys(ram)

instead of

input_element.sendkeys(ram)

answered Apr 28, 2017 at 13:08

Cov

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Joel Over a year ago

Thanks Sithling. but not working. Here's the error, C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\python.exe "C:/Users/user/PycharmProjects/My Projects/My scripts automate.py" Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Users/user/PycharmProjects/My Projects/My scripts automate.py", line 22, in <module> input_element.send_keys(ram) NameError: name 'ram' is not defined Process finished with exit code 1

Cov Over a year ago

@Joel you need to define ram, looking at your code there is no mention of the ram variable.

mazjin · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-28 13:09:55Z

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It should be input_element.send_keys(ram).

List of methods here.

answered Apr 28, 2017 at 13:09

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Joel Over a year ago

Thanks for your answer Mazjin.

Joel Over a year ago

Here's the error, C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\python.exe "C:/Users/user/PycharmProjects/My Projects/My scripts automate.py" Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Users/user/PycharmProjects/My Projects/My scripts automate.py", line 22, in <module> input_element.send_keys(ram) NameError: name 'ram' is not defined Process finished with exit code 1

mazjin Over a year ago

With the underscore included? Does it give a different error message?

Cov Over a year ago

@Joel you need to define ram, looking at your code there is no mention of the ram variable.

mazjin Over a year ago

Ah, well you just need to set ram to a string containing whichever characters you need to send, or replace it with said string, ie. ram='some string' input_element.ssend_keys(ram) or input_element.send_keys('some string'

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