How do I select a value from drop down in selenium webdriver using python?

Question

I am unable to access the drop down elements.elements are in form of labels.

Expected is i want to pick a value from drop down. and value don't have any id. when i try to right click on my elements in drop down,drop down gets closed.

Screen shot when drop down is opened:

Image when down is closed:

Find the code to click the drop down

lead_quality_dropdownclick = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="vs"]/div[1]/div/div/div/div[2]/div/div[1]/main/div/div[3]/div/div/div[1]/div/div[1]/div/div/div[2]/div')
lead_quality_dropdownclick.click()
print("Lead quality drop down is opened")

Please read why a screenshot of code is a bad idea. Paste the code and properly format it instead. — JeffC
– JeffC, Commented Feb 4, 2020 at 16:09
Xpath you are using is absolute and fragile, you should go for relative xpath. — Helping Hands
– Helping Hands, Commented Feb 5, 2020 at 12:28

Renate van Kempen · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-04 14:29:30Z

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You can ask Selenium to click on the arrow behind the drop down menu and than let it search for your content.

To click, you can use:

      from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait  # Allows to wait for a page to load
      from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC  # Specify what you are looking for on a specific page

      time_out = 20 #wait till the site is loaded before you click
      try:
         WebDriverWait(driver,
              time_out).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, 'put the path here'))).click()

The XPath can be found by a right click on the code that leads to the arrow and copy the XPath.

answered Feb 4, 2020 at 14:29

Renate van Kempen

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Sangy Nemo Over a year ago

hi sir.Thank you for your reply. While the issue is am not able to right click the drop down. If i click them drop down vanishes or closes. I wrote code till clicking the drop down.Find the code below: lead_quality_dropdownclick = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="vs"]/div[1]/div/div/div/div[2]/div/div[1]/main/div/div[3]/div/div/div[1]/div/div[1]/div/div/div[2]/div') lead_quality_dropdownclick.click() print("Lead quality drop down is opened")

Renate van Kempen Over a year ago

Does it print; ‘lead quality drop down is opened?’ Otherwise it might be that you have to enter a time-out (to wait) or a different path. If this does not work, can you update your question with the complete code and a link to the site? Otherwise I’m not able to test this and help you in finding the answer.

blitzblade Over a year ago

Have you tried using the arrow down key? You could press arrow down key a number of times till you get to the item, after clicking on the arrow button. Also, what I do when all things fail is to write a javascript code that does what I want, and then run it with driver.execute_script()

Sangy Nemo Over a year ago

Hi Yes print is working for me. but i don't know how to pick value from drop down as its too dynamic.

Renate van Kempen Over a year ago

check this site for the drop down list values. or this StackOverFlow question. or follow this site's instructions

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