Failing to upload a file using Selenium

Question

I'm trying to upload a file to a form using Selenium using this code on eclipse:

search = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//input[@type='file']")
search.send_keys("D:/test.txt")
search.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)

This error keeps showing up:

selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: File not found: D:/test.txt

The file is in place, where do you think the problem is?

Adrian Kielijan · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-28 11:42:59Z

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I guess the reason is within the slash used in the path - I think it requires a backslash instead.

What if you try to use search.send_keys("D:\\test.txt")? Not sure if double backslash is required for that, so you can try with single one as well.

EDIT

I tried my own code on simple form with just the input[type=file] and with Submit button:

search = browser.find_element_by_xpath("//input[@type='file']")    
search.send_keys("F:\\test.txt")                                   
submit = browser.find_element_by_css_selector("input[type=submit]")
submit.click()

And somehow, it worked just fine, just had to escape backslash and to use Submit button instead of using ENTER button.

So make sure your file is actually there, within the path you posted, and such code (at least on Windows) works just fine. Also, you should make sure you have permission to this file.

edited Jun 28, 2017 at 11:42

answered Jun 28, 2017 at 11:09

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3 Comments

Mohamed Ameen Over a year ago

Tried single and double backslashes and both failed.

Adrian Kielijan Over a year ago

I modified my answer, after I tried the code by myself with simple form with 2 input fields - file + submit.

Mohamed Ameen Over a year ago

Worked for me, Thanks!

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