How to Handle Input Forms in Selenium

Handling input forms in Selenium involves several steps including locating the input elements, entering data into them, and submitting the form. Below is a step-by-step guide using Python with Selenium:

✅ Prerequisites

Install Selenium:

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pip install selenium

Download WebDriver:

Choose the appropriate WebDriver (e.g., ChromeDriver, GeckoDriver) and make sure it's in your system path.

🔹 Example: Filling and Submitting a Form

Let's say we have a simple HTML form like this:

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<form id="loginForm">

  <input type="text" name="username" id="username">

  <input type="password" name="password" id="password">

  <button type="submit">Login</button>

</form>

🧪 Selenium Code to Handle the Form

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from selenium import webdriver

from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

import time

# Initialize the WebDriver

driver = webdriver.Chrome()

# Open the web page

driver.get("https://example.com/login")  # Replace with your URL

# Locate form fields and input data

username_input = driver.find_element(By.ID, "username")

password_input = driver.find_element(By.ID, "password")

username_input.send_keys("myUsername")

password_input.send_keys("myPassword")

# Submit the form (by clicking button)

login_button = driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//button[@type='submit']")

login_button.click()

# Wait for a few seconds to see the result

time.sleep(5)

# Close the browser

driver.quit()

🛠 Tips

Use By.ID, By.NAME, By.XPATH, or By.CSS_SELECTOR to locate form fields.

Use send_keys() to simulate typing into input fields.

Use click() to press buttons.

To submit forms directly, you can also use:

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password_input.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)

📌 Advanced Options

Wait for elements to load:

Use WebDriverWait and expected_conditions to handle dynamic loading.

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from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait

from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(

    EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, "username"))

)

Handle dropdowns:

Use the Select class from selenium.webdriver.support.ui.

Would you like an example for a more complex form (e.g., radio buttons, checkboxes, dropdowns)?

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