Multiple exceptions are not being handled

Question

Currently I'm using multiple exceptions in a for loop. However, they are still throwing exception errors and I'm not certain why they are not being handled.

Here is my code:

for x in range (15):
    actions.click_and_hold(element1).move_to_element(element2).release().perform()
    try:
        WebDriverWait(driver, 5).until(
            EC.visibility_of_element_located((elementLocator))
            )
        return True
    except (StaleElementReferenceException, TimeoutException):
        break

Here is the error being thrown:

StaleElementReferenceException: Message: stale element reference: element is not attached to the page document
  (Session info: headless chrome=67.0.3396.30)
  (Driver info: chromedriver=2.36.540469 (1881fd7f8641508feb5166b7cae561d87723cfa8),platform=Mac OS X 10.13.4 x86_64)

On which line is the exception being raised? If it is being raised on the second line, try moving that inside the `try` block. — Ben Langlois, May 07 '18 at 18:16

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 08 '18 at 07:18

I don't see any issue in your code block as such but your main issue seems to be in the version compatibility between the binaries you are using as follows :

You are using chromedriver=2.36
Release Notes of chromedriver=2.36 clearly mentions the following :

Supports Chrome v63-65

You are using chrome=67.0
Release Notes of ChromeDriver v2.38 clearly mentions the following :

Supports Chrome v65-67

So there is a clear mismatch between the ChromeDriver version (v2.36) and the Chrome Browser version (v67.0)

Solution

Upgrade ChromeDriver to current ChromeDriver v2.38 level.
Keep Chrome version at Chrome v67.x levels. (as per ChromeDriver v2.38 release notes)
Clean your Project Workspace through your IDE and Rebuild your project with required dependencies only.
Use CCleaner tool to wipe off all the OS chores before and after the execution of your test Suite.
If your base Web Client version is too old, then uninstall it through Revo Uninstaller and install a recent GA and released version of Web Client.
Take a System Reboot.
Execute your @Test.

Multiple exceptions are not being handled

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