Element is not visible with Splinter (Selenium)

Question

After filling a form I am trying to click the following submit button:

<div class="tl_formbody_submit">
   <div class="tl_submit_container">
     <input type="submit" class="tl_submit" value="Einstellungen speichern" onclick="Backend.getScrollOffset()">
</div>

The code is:

browser.find_by_xpath('//input[@class="tl_submit"]').click()

The stacktrace says, that the element is not visible - but why?

Thanks!

Maybe try a wait function before, see if that makes a difference — kparker, Aug 02 '17 at 10:24
because the element is not visible. how about putting some wait before this line. — Gaurang Shah, Aug 02 '17 at 10:24

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 01 '19 at 06:06

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# import options 
import selenium
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

# desired url link 
URL = 'www.path.com'

#driver & settings 
driver = webdriver.Chrome('PATH TO CHROMEDRIVER.EXE')
driver.get('URL')
driver.delete_all_cookies

#find element & click 
driver.find_element_by_id("Einstellungen speichern").click()

answered Sep 01 '19 at 06:06

KickAds

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While this code may answer the question, providing additional context regarding why and/or how this code answers the question improves its long-term value. – Giulio Caccin Sep 01 '19 at 06:26

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 02 '17 at 10:28

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if the stacktrace says element is not visible, if means it's not visible when you are trying to find it.

may be some action requires to make it visible (some ajax request) or may be you just need to wait a while before you click it.

you could use explicit wait as mentioned below.

submit_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(EC.visibility_of_any_elements_located((By.XPATH, "//input[@class='tl_submit']")))
submit_button.click()

answered Aug 02 '17 at 10:28

Gaurang Shah

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Waited 10 seconds and it does not work, too. The form are database credentials (https://download.contao.org/3.5.28/zip). – Tobias Hüske Aug 02 '17 at 10:32
increase the timeout. – Gaurang Shah Aug 02 '17 at 10:35
Not working... :/ Think waiting is not the solution and it requires a special "hack"... – Tobias Hüske Aug 02 '17 at 10:37
https://github.com/contao/core/blob/549738f9a41974d963bd09a3a83ae0f46f887f01/system/modules/core/templates/backend/be_install.html5 this is the install file – Tobias Hüske Aug 02 '17 at 10:53

Abanish Tiwari · Answer 3 · 2019-09-01T08:52:45.243

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One of the reason for the element to be 'not visible' is due to the error in assigning the xpath. Best way is to copy the xpath from the html (inspect element) and paste it. It works for most of the cases, try it.

You can check the link below, I had got a similar problem too, the possible solution can be here but for me the above-mentioned solution was fine. How to fix "Element not interactable" Selenium error in Python?

edited Sep 01 '19 at 08:52

answered Sep 01 '19 at 06:13

Abanish Tiwari

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Try to explain what's the link you wrote in your answer. – Mohammad Reza Shahrestani Sep 01 '19 at 06:44
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@MohamadShahrestani I had got a similar problem and the solutions might be found there. The correct answer in my case is also mentioned above. – Abanish Tiwari Sep 01 '19 at 08:55

Element is not visible with Splinter (Selenium)

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