Clicking on the correct option from a given list of options in Selenium Python

Question

I am trying to give input to the 'Currency I have' text box. This input is in the variable 'currency'. After I give the input in the text box, it displays a number of options. I want to do a case insensitive match on the 3 letter currency code I enter and the options the text box displays in the drop-down, and select the correct one. The page I am testing: https://www.oanda.com/fx-for-business/historical-rates

currency = currency_list.loc[i,'currency']
    print(f'\nFETCHING DATA FOR : {currency}')
    df=pd.DataFrame()
    
    #input our currency in "currency I have" text-box
    WebDriverWait(driver, 2).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.CSS_SELECTOR,'#havePicker > div'))).click()
    currency_have = WebDriverWait(driver, 2).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.CSS_SELECTOR,'#havePicker > div > input')))
    
    try:
        currency_have.clear() 
    except:
        pass
    
    currency_have.send_keys(currency)
    options = WebDriverWait(driver, 2).until(EC.presence_of_all_elements_located((By.CSS_SELECTOR,'#havePicker > div > ul li')))
    
    div_tags = [li_tags.find_elements_by_tag_name('div') for li_tags in options]
        
    for div_tag in div_tags:
        test = div_tag[1]
        if (test.text.casefold()) == (currency.casefold()):
            return test
        else:
            continue

The return statement in my code is incorrect. How do I proceed further to achieve my goal?

Please, any help would be appreciated.

You are asking many questions in one. What is the main problem? — vitaliis, Apr 07 '21 at 13:22
@vitaliis I'm sorry. I edited the question. I hope I'm able to explain my problem in a better language. — Soumya Pandey, Apr 07 '21 at 13:38
Check my answer, I think it will help you. Also, it may be helpful if someone else decides to answer. — vitaliis, Apr 07 '21 at 14:02

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 07 '21 at 13:59

In order to wait for dropdown result, the order of your actions should be the following:

Clear "Currency I have" dropdown
Click it (not completely sure if this action is required, test it)
Wait for all values
Send value ("Australian dollar") # not AUD as there is also Saudi Riyal in search results

This part of code should look like below:

wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 10)
wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.CSS_SELECTOR, '#havePicker > div'))).click()
currency_have = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
    EC.presence_of_element_located((By.CSS_SELECTOR, '#havePicker > div > input')))

currency_have.clear()
currency_have.click()

options = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
    EC.presence_of_all_elements_located((By.CSS_SELECTOR, '#havePicker > div > ul li')))
currency_have.send_keys("Australian dollar")

Please note that you have two results on AUD. That's why I used the full currency name. If you want to use just aud, use split() Check here how to use it How to extract the substring between two markers? Then improve your for loop.

Clicking on the correct option from a given list of options in Selenium Python

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