Check for an element until found and click on the element

Question

Hi i need to check for an element using python Selenium. If the element is found then i in need to click on it or else click on the next page and search the element again.This continues until the element is found.

The code i have used is :

 1. element_path="//span[contains(text(),'ABC Company')]" 
 2. while True: 
 3.  if(driver.find_elements_by_xpath(element_xpath)): 
          driver.find_element_by_xpath(element_xpath).click() 
 4.  else: driver.find_element_by_xpath("xpath to goto next page").click()

But this code doesn't work as I'm getting an error: no such element: {"method":"xpath","selector":"//span[contains(text(),'ABC Company')]"}

Can this looping be done in any other method? Thanks in Advance

This can work, but you need to wait for element to be rendered on the front end. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59130200/selenium-wait-until-element-is-present-visible-and-interactable for more info. — Mate Mrše, Jun 29 '21 at 12:03
what's site address? stale element reference error, no such element error is dynamic problem — 4rigener, Jun 29 '21 at 13:28
@Dreamcatcher_AR 1 second might not be enough in all cases. Explicit waits are generally speaking a better solution. But if you choose to use implicit waits, try with 5 seconds just to be safe the button has time to be rendered. — Mate Mrše, Jun 29 '21 at 14:19

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 29 '21 at 12:02

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I am not sure if you need to refresh the page also, but I think you should check for len() function that will have find_elements with the xpath you have mentioned.

try this instead :

while True:
    try:
        if len(driver.find_elements(By.XPATH, "//span[contains(text(),'ABC Company')]")) > 0:
            driver.find_element_by_xpath("//span[contains(text(),'ABC Company')]").click()
            break
        else:
            driver.find_element_by_xpath("xpath to goto next page").click()
            break
    except:
        pass

answered Jun 29 '21 at 12:02

cruisepandey

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Thank you for the Reply. This doesnt work. im getting : **Bluetooth: bluetooth_adapter_winrt.cc:1072 Getting Default Adaptor failed.** – Dreamcatcher_AR Jun 29 '21 at 13:35
and if i remove the try and except im getting **no such element: {"method":"xpath","selector":"//span[contains(text(),'ABC Company')]"}** – Dreamcatcher_AR Jun 29 '21 at 13:36
When you print `len(driver.find_elements(By.XPATH, "//span[contains(text(),'ABC Company')]"))` this what is the value ? – cruisepandey Jun 29 '21 at 13:46
i changed the code a bit: ``element_path="//span[contains(text(),'ABC Company')]"`` ``print(len(driver.find_elements_by_xpath(element_xpath)))`` ``` and im not getting anythin in the output as length and in the above format if i do im getting the same error – Dreamcatcher_AR Jun 29 '21 at 14:43
and when i tried with ``element_path="//span[contains(text(),'123')]" `` ``print(len(driver.find_elements_by_xpath(element_xpath)))`` where **123** is an element in the 1st page: im getting **TypeError: object of type 'WebElement' has no len()** – Dreamcatcher_AR Jun 29 '21 at 14:51

Check for an element until found and click on the element

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