Select multiple drop down menus with different id's in Python Selenium

Question

I am trying to fill out a form that has a drop down menu for each order number.

<select name="order(889673519).box(1).shippingmethod" onclick="" onchange="" 
id="order(889673519).box(1).shippingmethod"><option value="" 
id="order(889673519).box(1).shippingmethod.blank"></option>

for each drop down menu the number inside the name css selector will change, so the first one is 889673519 but the second one will be

<select name="order(889711159).box(1).shippingmethod" onclick="" onchange="" 
id="order(889711159).box(1).shippingmethod"><option value="" 
id="order(889711159).box(1).shippingmethod.blank"></option>

What path do I use to select multiple elements with different names, so I can iterate through them selecting my options.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 04 '20 at 22:02

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Use contains function:

elements = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//select[contains(@name, 'order') and contains(@name, 'shippingmethod')]")

answered Jun 04 '20 at 22:02

frianH

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 04 '20 at 23:02

To identify the <select> nodes using the following Locator Strategies:

Using css_selector and id attribute:

elems = driver.find_elements_by_css_selector("select[id^='order'][id*='box'][id$='shippingmethod']")

Using css_selector and name attribute:

elems = driver.find_elements_by_css_selector("select[name^='order'][name*='box'][name$='shippingmethod']")

Using xpath and name / id attribute:

elems = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//select[starts-with(@name, 'order') and contains(@id, 'shippingmethod')]")

Select multiple drop down menus with different id's in Python Selenium

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