Selenium Python Cheat Sheet

Installation:

pip install selenium

Import Statements:

from selenium import webdriver

Launch Chrome Driver:
driver = webdriver.Chrome()

To Initialize WebDriver:

# For Chrome

driver = webdriver.Chrome()

# For Firefox

driver = webdriver.Firefox()

# For Edge

driver = webdriver.Edge()

To open URL:

driver.get("url")

Navigation commands:

# Go Forward

driver.forward()

# Go Back

driver.back()

# To Refresh page

driver.refresh()

To Find element:

# Find by ID

element = driver.find_element(By.ID, "element_id")

# Find by Name

element = driver.find_element(By.NAME, "element_name")

# Find by Class Name

element = driver.find_element(By.CLASS_NAME, "element_class_name")

# Find by Tag Name

element = driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, "element_tag_name")

# Find by Link Text

element = driver.find_element(By.LINK_TEXT, "link_text")

# Find by Partial Link Text

element = driver.find_element(By.PARTIAL_LINK_TEXT, "link_text")

# Find by XPath

element = driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//path/to/element")

# Find by CSS Selector

element = driver.find_element_by(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "css_selector")

Conditional commands:

These statements return boolean values (True/False).

driver.find_element(By.locator_name, "locator_value").is_displayed()

driver.find_element(By.locator_name, "locator_value").is_enabled()

driver.find_element(By.locator_name, "locator_value").is_selected()

To get the title of the page:

titile_of_the_page = driver.title

print(titile_of_the_page)

To get the current URL of the page:

url_of_the_page = driver.current_url

print(url_of_the_page)

To click on an element:

driver.find_element(By.locator_name, "locator_value").click()

To close the currently focussed browser:

driver.close()

To close all the opened browsers:

driver.quit()

Implicit wait:

- Applicable for all elements.

driver.implicitly_wait(time_in_seconds)

Explicit Wait:

- Application for a specific element and for a specific condition

from selenium.webdriver.commom.by import By

from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait

from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

wait = WebDriverWait(driver, time_in_seconds)

element = wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.locator_name, "locator_value")))

element.click()

Interaction with Elements:

# Type text into an input field

element.send_keys("Text to input")

# Click on an element

element.click()

# Get text from an element

text = element.text

# Clear text in an input field

element.clear()

# Working with dropdown

element = driver.find_element(By.locator_type, "locator_value")

dropdown = Select(element)

# select by visible text

dropdown.select_by_visible_text("dropdown_text")

# select by index

dropdown.select_by_index(2)

# select by value

dropdown.select_by_value("dropdown_value")

Working with Alerts:

# Switch to Alert:

alert = driver.switch_to.alert

# Accept or Dismiss Alert:

# Accept (Click OK)

alert.accept()

# Dismiss (Click Cancel)

alert.dismiss()

# Get Alert Text:

alert_text = alert.text

# Send Text to Alert (if it is a prompt):

alert.send_keys("Your text here")

alert.accept()

Working with Frames:

# Switch to Frame by Index:

driver.switch_to.frame(0)  # Index starts from 0

# Switch to Frame by Name or ID:

driver.switch_to.frame("frame_name_or_id")

# Switch Back to Default Content:

driver.switch_to.default_content()

Working with Window Handles:

# Get Current Window Handle:

current_window_handle = driver.current_window_handle

# Get All Window Handles:

all_window_handles = driver.window_handles

# Switch to a Different Window:

# Assuming you have obtained the window handle of the target window

driver.switch_to.window(target_window_handle)

Scrolling:

Scroll Down:

# Scroll down by pixel

driver.execute_script("window.scrollBy(0, 300);")

# Scroll down to the bottom of the page

driver.execute_script("window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight);")

Scroll Up:

# Scroll up by pixel

driver.execute_script("window.scrollBy(0, -300);")

# Scroll up to the top of the page

driver.execute_script("window.scrollTo(0, 0);")

Scroll to Element:

# Assuming 'element' is the WebElement you want to scroll to

driver.execute_script("arguments[0].scrollIntoView(true);", element)

Mouse Actions:

import Actions:

from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains

Perform Mouse Hover:

# Assuming 'element' is the WebElement you want to hover over

hover = ActionChains(driver)

hover.move_to_element(element).perform()

Perform Right-Click:

# Assuming 'element' is the WebElement you want to right-click

right_click = ActionChains(driver)

right_click.context_click(element).perform()

Perform Double-Click:

# Assuming 'element' is the WebElement you want to double-click

double_click = ActionChains(driver)

double_click.double_click(element).perform()

Perform Drag and Drop:

# Assuming 'source' and 'target' are the source and target WebElements

drag_and_drop = ActionChains(driver)

drag_and_drop.drag_and_drop(source, target).perform()

Perform Click and Hold:

# Assuming 'element' is the WebElement you want to click and hold

click_and_hold = ActionChains(driver)

click_and_hold.click_and_hold(element).perform()

Release Click After Hold:

# Assuming 'element' is the WebElement you want to click and hold, then release

click_and_hold = ActionChains(driver)

click_and_hold.click_and_hold(element).release().perform()

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