Chrome webdriver send keys does not send '3'

Question

For some reason, I am unable to write character '3' into the input element on the page.

This code:

    chrome_options = Options()
    chrome_options.add_argument('--dns-prefetch-disable')
    chrome_options.add_argument('--no-proxy-server')
    chromeDriverPath = self.getChromeDriverPath()
    os.environ["webdriver.chrome.driver"] = chromeDriverPath
    self.driver = webdriver.Chrome(chromeDriverPath, chrome_options=chrome_options)

    self.driver.get(self.loginUrl)
    login = self.driver.find_element_by_id('login_credit')
    login.send_keys("12345")

results in "1245" being written in the login input... Can someone help please? I use python 2.7, the latest chrome and the latest chromedriver

EDIT:

login.send_keys("3")

login.send_keys("\3")

don't work either.

login.send_keys("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890!@#$%^&*()")

- only the "3" was missing in the string...

what worked was

login.send_keys(Keys.NUMPAD3)

as Andersson suggested below, but this is not a solution.

I tried it in the google search box and I experienced the same behaviour.

Nope, the ‘3’ is still not printed even when i write it completely alone — Charlestone, Nov 12 '17 at 14:37
How about `from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys` `login.send_keys(Keys.NUMPAD3)`? — Andersson, Nov 12 '17 at 14:47
change your script to open a public website like google and send keys 12345 to input box, if 3 still missing, the problem most possible from chrome and chromedriver. Then try other version chrome or chromedriver. — yong, Nov 12 '17 at 16:09
wow, the Keys.NUMPAD3 actually worked :D. But I wont accept it as an answer - I don't want to parse strings and send it char by char, if you know what I mean. The problem occurs in all input boxes I tried (google etc.) — Charlestone, Nov 13 '17 at 07:04
I had the same problem with other characters and was able to find a solution here :https://stackoverflow.com/a/54802193/9188586 — Pierre Baran, Feb 21 '19 at 08:16

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 30 '17 at 10:02

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Updating to latest chrome driver resolved this issue.

edited Nov 30 '17 at 10:02

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answered Nov 30 '17 at 03:57

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It is a bug in a previous version of the software. It's an entirely reasonable answer to say they should update to the latest version of the software. – titusfortner Dec 06 '17 at 18:50

undetected Selenium · Answer 2 · 2017-11-14T04:28:54.610

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Instead of using send_keys("12345") you can use any of the alternatives mentioned below :

Use Keys.NUMPAD3 :
```
login.send_keys(Keys.NUMPAD3)
```

Use JavascriptExecutor with getElementById :

self.driver.execute_script("document.getElementById('login_credit').value='12345'")

Use JavascriptExecutor with getElementsById :

self.driver.execute_script("document.getElementsById('login_credit')[0].value='12345'")

edited Nov 14 '17 at 04:28

answered Nov 13 '17 at 11:52

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it should be `document.getElementById('login_credit').value='12345'` or `document.getElementsById('login_credit')[0].value='12345'` and yes, this works too, thanks! :D kinda ugly solution though – Charlestone Nov 13 '17 at 13:29

iamsankalp89 · Answer 3 · 2017-11-13T07:50:50.490

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Strange issue, Try to pass string variable in send_keys and try may be it works for you

my_str = "12345"
login = self.driver.find_element_by_id('login_credit')
login.send_keys(my_str)

edited Nov 13 '17 at 07:50

answered Nov 13 '17 at 04:44

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you surely meant `login.send_keys(my_str) :) Of course I use variable here, the "12345" was just an example – Charlestone Nov 13 '17 at 07:05

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