How to check if the element is present in Sel-python

Question

I am trying to automate a page wherein the page can sometimes lead to a custom error page like the below snapshot. The scenario is the page doesn't encounter an error often but when it happens I want to display a message.

The code that I tried is as follows:

login_actions.enter_username(self.username)
login_actions.enter_password(self.password)
login_actions.login()
error_mesg = driver.find_elements(by=By.XPATH, value="//h2[@class='exception-http']")
if error_mesg:
    print("encountered an error")
else:
    #continue with the actions

With the above code, the web driver tries to find the element first which doesn't appear often and the test case fails. Can anyone suggest a solution to find the presence of elements?

Does this answer your question? [Selenium: Check for the presence of element](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50610553/selenium-check-for-the-presence-of-element) — SiKing, Aug 09 '22 at 14:49

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2022-08-11T14:06:57.423

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To handle the probable custom error page you can wrapup the validation within a try-except{} block and catching the NoSuchElementException you can use the following solution:

login_actions.enter_username(self.username)
login_actions.enter_password(self.password)
login_actions.login()
try:
    driver.find_element(by=By.XPATH, value="//h2[@class='exception-http']")
    print("encountered an error")
    # steps to leave the error page to continue with the other actions
except NoSuchElementException:
    pass
# steps to continue with the other actions

edited Aug 11 '22 at 14:06

answered Aug 09 '22 at 22:19

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If the element ```find_element(by=By.XPATH, value="//h2[@class='exception-http']")``` is not found, where do I add the further actions? In the except part? – Libin Thomas Aug 11 '22 at 13:57
Checkout the updated answer and let me know the status. – undetected Selenium Aug 11 '22 at 14:08
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Yes, that worked! Appreciate it – Libin Thomas Aug 11 '22 at 15:39
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Glad to be able to help you. – undetected Selenium Aug 11 '22 at 16:06

How to check if the element is present in Sel-python

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