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Which expected_conditions to use?

I have this list on a website using Python's Selenium.

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Clicking an item opens a sublist where you can click multiple buttons. I click these buttons with JavaScript so that the sublist never opens. This method is faster.

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driver.execute_script(button)

My question is which expected_conditions should I use to wait for the buttons to appear in the DOM so that I can select it with JavaScript?

expected_conditions.element_to_be_clickable (what I use all the time) isn't the right answer.

Solution

  • As you are not expanding the items and sublist being invisible you are invoking click() on multiple buttons, WebDriverWait for visibility_of_element_located() and element_to_be_clickable() will always fail.

    Solution

    In such cases, your best bet would be to induce WebDriverWait for the presence_of_element_located() as follows:

    element = WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "element_xpath']")))
driver.execute_script(""arguments[0].click();", element)

    In a single line:

    driver.execute_script(""arguments[0].click();", WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "element_xpath']"))))

    Another JavaScript based alternative would be:

    driver.execute_script("document.getElementsByClassName('theClassName')[0].click()")