Facing "TypeError: object of type 'WebElement' has no len()" while executing the below script

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Iam trying to check whether the product is 12 or not by using assert equal function.Please check the below script i have tried:

def test_search(self):
    driver=self.driver
    driver.get("http://magento-demo.lexiconn.com/")
    driver.maximize_window()
    driver.find_element_by_xpath(".//*[@id='search']").send_keys("Bed & Bath")
    driver.find_element_by_xpath(".//*[@id='search_mini_form']/div[1]/button").click()
    lis = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//h2[@class='product-name'] / a")
    self.assertEqual(12,len(lis))

Are you sure "//h2[@class='product-name'] / a" is valid xpath for your case? Please check manually with chrome console — AutomatedOwl
– AutomatedOwl, Commented Jul 2, 2018 at 5:26
What do you see on chrome console? How many elements it catches? — AutomatedOwl
– AutomatedOwl, Commented Jul 2, 2018 at 5:32
Actually this xpath "//h2[@class='product-name'] / a" explains the ancor tag "a" catches 12 products under site "magento-demo.lexiconn.com" .. Iam looking forward to check whether the 12 products is present or not... — vignesh
– vignesh, Commented Jul 2, 2018 at 5:40

cruisepandey · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-02 05:37:58Z

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Replace this :

lis = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//h2[@class='product-name']/a")

To :

lis = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//h2[@class='product-name']/a")

Note that find_elements will return a list of web element where as find_element will only return one element if found.

answered Jul 2, 2018 at 5:37

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cruisepandey Over a year ago

When I tried with this xpath //h2[@class='product-name']/a , it showed me 9 elements at my end , please re-verify it.

Trevor K · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-02 05:37:46Z

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Looks like you're using driver.find_element_by_xpath rather than driver.find_elements_by_xpath. You may also want to take the spaces out of

"//h2[@class='product-name'] / a"

I don't believe that's a valid xpath with spaces in there.

-- Edit - That's a valid xpath however switching to find_elements_by_xpath worked for me -

driver = webdriver.Chrome(chrome_options = options, executable_path = driver_path)
driver.get('http://magento-demo.lexiconn.com/')
driver.find_element_by_xpath(".//*[@id='search']").send_keys("Bed & Bath")
driver.find_element_by_xpath(".//*[@id='search_mini_form']/div[1]/button").click()
lis = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//h2[@class='product-name']/a")

print(len(lis))

Outputs a 9

edited Jul 2, 2018 at 5:37

answered Jul 2, 2018 at 5:30

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Trevor K Over a year ago

But did you switch to find_elements_by_class_name?? That's what fixed it in my code - I edited it back into original answer.

vignesh Over a year ago

still facing the same problem

vignesh Over a year ago

I didn't tried by using the class name ..Because these xpath "//h2[@class='product-name'] / a" manually written by me .

vignesh Over a year ago

Actually this xpath "//h2[@class='product-name'] / a" explains the ancor tag "a" catches 12 products under site "magento-demo.lexiconn.com/"; .. Iam looking forward to check whether the 12 products is present or not... – vignesh 4 mins ago edit

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