Fill in web form using Python

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I've been trying to fill in a web form using Selenium in Python. It's a simple enough task, and the code I'm using is this:

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

driver = webdriver.Firefox()
driver.get("https://...")
elem = driver.find_element_by_id("receipt_number")
elem.clear()
elem.send_keys("13lettercode")
elem.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
assert "No results found." not in driver.page_source
driver.close()

After inspecting the web form element I got this:

<input id="receipt_number" name="appReceiptNum" type="text" class="form-control textbox" maxlength="13">

The website gives me an error saying that my code is invalid, and I'm wondering if there's anything obvious that I'm doing wrong. Thanks for your help!

And you want to only fill the form or navigate somewhere??? Also share whole login form HTML — Saurabh Gaur
– Saurabh Gaur, Commented Aug 29, 2016 at 23:49

Ulf Gjerdingen · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-29 21:33:26Z

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click the submit button instead of sending a return key

answered Aug 29, 2016 at 21:33

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hlynurs Over a year ago

Thanks! That got me a lot closer. I still get the error, but the page 'refreshes' and gives me the results after a short moment.

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