Python Selenium: XPath changes the encoding of my variables
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I has this code that searches through text by XPath. The problem is that the searched text may contain Latin characters like ñor í.
I encoded it and when I print it, it shows perfectly, but when I use the XPath the encoding changes, and obviously it can't be found.
The decoded var prints well:
nombre_act = "HOTEL DIEGO DE ALMAGRO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA"
nombre_act = nombre_act.decode("utf8")
nombre_contrato = "Campaña Cyber Day, Desayuno Incluído"
nombre_contrato = nombre_contrato.decode("utf8")
print nombre_contrato
xpath = "//select[@name='"+nombre_act+"']/option[text()='"+nombre_contrato+"']"
print xpath
hotel_sel = driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath).click()
python-2.7 selenium selenium-webdriver xpath utf-8
edited Nov 27 '18 at 8:17
DebanjanB
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I has this code that searches through text by XPath. The problem is that the searched text may contain Latin characters like ñor í.
I encoded it and when I print it, it shows perfectly, but when I use the XPath the encoding changes, and obviously it can't be found.
The decoded var prints well:
nombre_act = "HOTEL DIEGO DE ALMAGRO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA"
nombre_act = nombre_act.decode("utf8")
nombre_contrato = "Campaña Cyber Day, Desayuno Incluído"
nombre_contrato = nombre_contrato.decode("utf8")
print nombre_contrato
xpath = "//select[@name='"+nombre_act+"']/option[text()='"+nombre_contrato+"']"
print xpath
hotel_sel = driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath).click()
python-2.7 selenium selenium-webdriver xpath utf-8
edited Nov 27 '18 at 8:17
DebanjanB
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asked Nov 26 '18 at 18:29
Pablo Beltrán CarvajalPablo Beltrán Carvajal
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Adding html sample will help to provide exact answer
– Vladimir Efimov
Nov 27 '18 at 5:36
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I has this code that searches through text by XPath. The problem is that the searched text may contain Latin characters like ñor í.
I encoded it and when I print it, it shows perfectly, but when I use the XPath the encoding changes, and obviously it can't be found.
The decoded var prints well:
nombre_act = "HOTEL DIEGO DE ALMAGRO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA"
nombre_act = nombre_act.decode("utf8")
nombre_contrato = "Campaña Cyber Day, Desayuno Incluído"
nombre_contrato = nombre_contrato.decode("utf8")
print nombre_contrato
xpath = "//select[@name='"+nombre_act+"']/option[text()='"+nombre_contrato+"']"
print xpath
hotel_sel = driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath).click()
python-2.7 selenium selenium-webdriver xpath utf-8
edited Nov 27 '18 at 8:17
DebanjanB
47.4k134890
asked Nov 26 '18 at 18:29
Pablo Beltrán CarvajalPablo Beltrán Carvajal
61
I has this code that searches through text by XPath. The problem is that the searched text may contain Latin characters like ñor í.
I encoded it and when I print it, it shows perfectly, but when I use the XPath the encoding changes, and obviously it can't be found.
The decoded var prints well:
nombre_act = "HOTEL DIEGO DE ALMAGRO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA"
nombre_act = nombre_act.decode("utf8")
nombre_contrato = "Campaña Cyber Day, Desayuno Incluído"
nombre_contrato = nombre_contrato.decode("utf8")
print nombre_contrato
xpath = "//select[@name='"+nombre_act+"']/option[text()='"+nombre_contrato+"']"
print xpath
hotel_sel = driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath).click()
nombre_act = "HOTEL DIEGO DE ALMAGRO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA"
nombre_act = nombre_act.decode("utf8")
nombre_contrato = "Campaña Cyber Day, Desayuno Incluído"
nombre_contrato = nombre_contrato.decode("utf8")
print nombre_contrato
xpath = "//select[@name='"+nombre_act+"']/option[text()='"+nombre_contrato+"']"
print xpath
hotel_sel = driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath).click()nombre_act = "HOTEL DIEGO DE ALMAGRO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA"
nombre_act = nombre_act.decode("utf8")
nombre_contrato = "Campaña Cyber Day, Desayuno Incluído"
nombre_contrato = nombre_contrato.decode("utf8")
print nombre_contrato
xpath = "//select[@name='"+nombre_act+"']/option[text()='"+nombre_contrato+"']"
print xpath
hotel_sel = driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath).click()python-2.7 selenium selenium-webdriver xpath utf-8
python-2.7 selenium selenium-webdriver xpath utf-8
edited Nov 27 '18 at 8:17
DebanjanB
47.4k134890
asked Nov 26 '18 at 18:29
Pablo Beltrán CarvajalPablo Beltrán Carvajal
61
edited Nov 27 '18 at 8:17
DebanjanB
47.4k134890
asked Nov 26 '18 at 18:29
Pablo Beltrán CarvajalPablo Beltrán Carvajal
61
edited Nov 27 '18 at 8:17
DebanjanB
47.4k134890
edited Nov 27 '18 at 8:17
DebanjanB
47.4k134890
edited Nov 27 '18 at 8:17
DebanjanB
47.4k134890
47.4k134890
asked Nov 26 '18 at 18:29
Pablo Beltrán CarvajalPablo Beltrán Carvajal
61
asked Nov 26 '18 at 18:29
Pablo Beltrán CarvajalPablo Beltrán Carvajal
61
asked Nov 26 '18 at 18:29
Pablo Beltrán CarvajalPablo Beltrán Carvajal
61
61
Adding html sample will help to provide exact answer
– Vladimir Efimov
Nov 27 '18 at 5:36
add a comment |
Adding html sample will help to provide exact answer
– Vladimir Efimov
Nov 27 '18 at 5:36
Adding html sample will help to provide exact answer
– Vladimir Efimov
Nov 27 '18 at 5:36
Adding html sample will help to provide exact answer
– Vladimir Efimov
Nov 27 '18 at 5:36
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Your code trials were near perfect. However I feel you don't need to change through encoding/decoding unless you want to print the characters to the console as follows:
nombre_act_actual = "HOTEL DIEGO DE ALMAGRO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA"
#nombre_act = nombre_act_actual.encode("utf-8")
nombre_contrato_actual = "Campaña Cyber Day, Desayuno Incluído"
nombre_contrato = nombre_contrato_actual.encode("utf-8") #required as you need to print to the console
print nombre_contrato
xpath = "//select[@name='"+nombre_act_actual+"']/option[text()='"+nombre_contrato_actual+"']"
hotel_sel = driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath).click()
However, your another issue is the incompatibility between the version of the binaries you are using as follows:
- You are using chromedriver=2.41
- Release Notes of chromedriver=2.41 clearly mentions the following :
Supports Chrome v67-69
- You are using chrome=70.0
- Release Notes of ChromeDriver v2.44 clearly mentions the following :
Supports Chrome v69-71
So there is a clear mismatch between ChromeDriver v2.41 and the Chrome Browser v70.0
Solution
- Upgrade ChromeDriver to current ChromeDriver v2.44 level.
- Keep Chrome version between Chrome v69-71 levels. (as per ChromeDriver v2.44 release notes)
Clean your Project Workspace through your IDE and Rebuild your project with required dependencies only.- 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.
- Execute your
@Test.
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:22
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Your code trials were near perfect. However I feel you don't need to change through encoding/decoding unless you want to print the characters to the console as follows:
nombre_act_actual = "HOTEL DIEGO DE ALMAGRO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA"
#nombre_act = nombre_act_actual.encode("utf-8")
nombre_contrato_actual = "Campaña Cyber Day, Desayuno Incluído"
nombre_contrato = nombre_contrato_actual.encode("utf-8") #required as you need to print to the console
print nombre_contrato
xpath = "//select[@name='"+nombre_act_actual+"']/option[text()='"+nombre_contrato_actual+"']"
hotel_sel = driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath).click()
However, your another issue is the incompatibility between the version of the binaries you are using as follows:
- You are using chromedriver=2.41
- Release Notes of chromedriver=2.41 clearly mentions the following :
Supports Chrome v67-69
- You are using chrome=70.0
- Release Notes of ChromeDriver v2.44 clearly mentions the following :
Supports Chrome v69-71
So there is a clear mismatch between ChromeDriver v2.41 and the Chrome Browser v70.0
Solution
- Upgrade ChromeDriver to current ChromeDriver v2.44 level.
- Keep Chrome version between Chrome v69-71 levels. (as per ChromeDriver v2.44 release notes)
Clean your Project Workspace through your IDE and Rebuild your project with required dependencies only.- 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.
- Execute your
@Test.
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:22
DebanjanBDebanjanB
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Your code trials were near perfect. However I feel you don't need to change through encoding/decoding unless you want to print the characters to the console as follows:
nombre_act_actual = "HOTEL DIEGO DE ALMAGRO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA"
#nombre_act = nombre_act_actual.encode("utf-8")
nombre_contrato_actual = "Campaña Cyber Day, Desayuno Incluído"
nombre_contrato = nombre_contrato_actual.encode("utf-8") #required as you need to print to the console
print nombre_contrato
xpath = "//select[@name='"+nombre_act_actual+"']/option[text()='"+nombre_contrato_actual+"']"
hotel_sel = driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath).click()
However, your another issue is the incompatibility between the version of the binaries you are using as follows:
- You are using chromedriver=2.41
- Release Notes of chromedriver=2.41 clearly mentions the following :
Supports Chrome v67-69
- You are using chrome=70.0
- Release Notes of ChromeDriver v2.44 clearly mentions the following :
Supports Chrome v69-71
So there is a clear mismatch between ChromeDriver v2.41 and the Chrome Browser v70.0
Solution
- Upgrade ChromeDriver to current ChromeDriver v2.44 level.
- Keep Chrome version between Chrome v69-71 levels. (as per ChromeDriver v2.44 release notes)
Clean your Project Workspace through your IDE and Rebuild your project with required dependencies only.- 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.
- Execute your
@Test.
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:22
DebanjanBDebanjanB
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Your code trials were near perfect. However I feel you don't need to change through encoding/decoding unless you want to print the characters to the console as follows:
nombre_act_actual = "HOTEL DIEGO DE ALMAGRO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA"
#nombre_act = nombre_act_actual.encode("utf-8")
nombre_contrato_actual = "Campaña Cyber Day, Desayuno Incluído"
nombre_contrato = nombre_contrato_actual.encode("utf-8") #required as you need to print to the console
print nombre_contrato
xpath = "//select[@name='"+nombre_act_actual+"']/option[text()='"+nombre_contrato_actual+"']"
hotel_sel = driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath).click()
However, your another issue is the incompatibility between the version of the binaries you are using as follows:
- You are using chromedriver=2.41
- Release Notes of chromedriver=2.41 clearly mentions the following :
Supports Chrome v67-69
- You are using chrome=70.0
- Release Notes of ChromeDriver v2.44 clearly mentions the following :
Supports Chrome v69-71
So there is a clear mismatch between ChromeDriver v2.41 and the Chrome Browser v70.0
Solution
- Upgrade ChromeDriver to current ChromeDriver v2.44 level.
- Keep Chrome version between Chrome v69-71 levels. (as per ChromeDriver v2.44 release notes)
Clean your Project Workspace through your IDE and Rebuild your project with required dependencies only.- 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.
- Execute your
@Test.
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:22
DebanjanBDebanjanB
47.4k134890
Your code trials were near perfect. However I feel you don't need to change through encoding/decoding unless you want to print the characters to the console as follows:
nombre_act_actual = "HOTEL DIEGO DE ALMAGRO SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA"
#nombre_act = nombre_act_actual.encode("utf-8")
nombre_contrato_actual = "Campaña Cyber Day, Desayuno Incluído"
nombre_contrato = nombre_contrato_actual.encode("utf-8") #required as you need to print to the console
print nombre_contrato
xpath = "//select[@name='"+nombre_act_actual+"']/option[text()='"+nombre_contrato_actual+"']"
hotel_sel = driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath).click()
However, your another issue is the incompatibility between the version of the binaries you are using as follows:
- You are using chromedriver=2.41
- Release Notes of chromedriver=2.41 clearly mentions the following :
Supports Chrome v67-69
- You are using chrome=70.0
- Release Notes of ChromeDriver v2.44 clearly mentions the following :
Supports Chrome v69-71
So there is a clear mismatch between ChromeDriver v2.41 and the Chrome Browser v70.0
Solution
- Upgrade ChromeDriver to current ChromeDriver v2.44 level.
- Keep Chrome version between Chrome v69-71 levels. (as per ChromeDriver v2.44 release notes)
Clean your Project Workspace through your IDE and Rebuild your project with required dependencies only.- 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.
- Execute your
@Test.
answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:22
DebanjanBDebanjanB
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answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:22
DebanjanBDebanjanB
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answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:22
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answered Nov 27 '18 at 8:22
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Adding html sample will help to provide exact answer
– Vladimir Efimov
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