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I've looked at a few different answers to similar questions, but can't seem to figure out what's wrong with my specific situation. I've gone through most of my script to get where I want, but the authorize checkbox just can't seem to be found.

And in Python pretty simply:

### Authorize
driver.find_element('name', "d_1559640796736").click()

With the error:

NoSuchElementException: no such element: Unable to locate element: {"method":"css selector","selector":"[name="d_1559640796736"]"}
  (Session info: chrome=109.0.5414.120)

I've tried every other way to find the element (id, css, xpath), but it's possible my xpath is just wrong. I have a feeling it has to do with the fact that it is a fieldset. I admit my Python is much better than my html.

Snapshot of the HTML:

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  • Do these checks first, if this is inside iframe or it is not visible? – Sodium Feb 09 '23 at 21:17
  • No iframe seems to be in the code. I had a similar issue earlier in my script where I had to switch to an iframe and was successful there. There is a hidden input above it, but I don't believe it has anything to do with the checkbox. Actually it could be. Yup, it has the same name. – Drew Heasman Feb 09 '23 at 21:26

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The classname attribute values like d_1559640796736, h_1559640796736o1 are dynamically generated and is bound to chage sooner/later. They may change next time you access the application afresh or even while next application startup. So can't be used in locators.

Solution

The desired element is a dynamic element, so to click you need to induce WebDriverWait for the element_to_be_clickable() and you can use either of the following locator strategies:

  • Using CSS_SELECTOR:

    WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='Acknowledge'][name^='d_'][id^='d_'][id$='o1']"))).click()

  • Using XPATH:

    WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//input[@value='Acknowledge' and starts-with(@name, 'd_')][starts-with(@id, 'h_') and contains(@id, 'o1')][starts-with(@id, 'h_') and contains(@id, 'o1')]"))).click()

  • Note: You have to add the following imports :

    from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
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    The XPATH method worked perfectly. Thanks! I'll look into those locator strategies as many other find_element portions of my script use "name" or "id", with similar naming patterns. It seems to work daily, but who knows for how long. – Drew Heasman Feb 10 '23 at 13:58
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Try below xpath instead of finding it by name

//input[@type='checkbox'][1]

You can select one by it's index if there are multiple checkboxes present.

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