send_keys() method of selenium python not working sometimes

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send_keys() method of selenium python not working sometimes. Keys that I send and the the ones that selected are different sometimes. This usually happens when it takes too long for the page to load.

I Tried using sleep before sending the keys for the element to load all the drop down values but this too doesn't work.

WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.visibility_of_element_located((By.ID, "Tag")))
sleep(10)
self.driver.find_element_by_id('Tag').send_keys('Key Value')

Which web driver (including version) and browser (including version) are you using? — Greg Burghardt
– Greg Burghardt, Commented Sep 18, 2019 at 22:27

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-17 21:09:29Z

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As you intend to use WebDriverWait before invoking send_keys() instead of expected_conditions as visibility_of_element_located() you need to use element_to_be_clickable() as follows:

WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.ID, "Tag"))).send_keys("Key Value")

answered Sep 17, 2019 at 21:09

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Sudharsana Rajasekaran Over a year ago

@DebanjanB Thank you very much

Sudharsana Rajasekaran Over a year ago

Still the problem of different key getting selected persists. Is there any other workaround to fix this

Sudharsana Rajasekaran · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-20 17:14:43Z

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The below code helps in getting the particular option getting selected,

    select2=WebDriverWait(self.driver, 20).until(EC.visibility_of_element_located((By.ID, "ID_Name")))
    for item2 in select2.find_elements_by_tag_name('option'):
        if item2.text.strip() == 'Option Name':
            item2.click()
            break

answered Sep 20, 2019 at 17:14

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