Switch to an iframe through Selenium and python

Question

How would I switch to this iframe in selenium knowing only

<iframe name="Dialogue Window">

Asclepius · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-01 01:53:26Z

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You can use an XPath to locate the <iframe>:

iframe = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//iframe[@name='Dialogue Window']")

Then switch_to the <iframe>:

driver.switch_to.frame(iframe)

Here's how to switch back to the default content (out of the <iframe>):

driver.switch_to.default_content()

edited Oct 1, 2018 at 1:53

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kevlarr Over a year ago

Good general solution, especially if the iframe has to be targeted by something other than a name - which is really the only way that the selenium docs specify transitioning

toking Over a year ago

Works perfectly at last! After I have been researching a lot about why I can't find certain elements in the browser. I have been getting NoSuchElementException error before. I didn't realise that I need to switch to another iframe. Thanks!

MortenB Over a year ago

driver.switch_to.default_content() also work in cases where you click action and are forwarded to another host.

Smart Manoj · Accepted Answer · 2022-05-07 03:50:02Z

As per the HTML of the <iframe> element, it has the name attribute set as Dialogue Window. So to switch within the <iframe> you need to use the switch_to() method and you can use either of the following approaches:

Using the name attribute of the <iframe> node as follows:

# driver.switch_to.frame(‘frame_name’)
driver.switch_to.frame("Dialogue Window")

Using the <iframe> WebElement identified through name attribute as follows:

driver.switch_to.frame(driver.find_element_by_name('Dialogue Window'))

Using the <iframe> WebElement identified through css-selectors as follows:

driver.switch_to.frame(driver.find_element_by_css_selector("iframe[name='Dialogue Window']"))

Using the <iframe> WebElement identified through xpath as follows:

driver.switch_to.frame(driver.find_element_by_xpath("//iframe[@name='Dialogue Window']"))

Ideally, you should induce WebDriverWait inconjunction with expected_conditions as frame_to_be_available_and_switch_to_it() for the desired frame as follows:

Using NAME:

WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.frame_to_be_available_and_switch_to_it((By.NAME,"Dialogue Window")))

Using CSS_SELECTOR:

WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.frame_to_be_available_and_switch_to_it((By.CSS_SELECTOR,"iframe[name='Dialogue Window']")))

Using XPATH:

WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.frame_to_be_available_and_switch_to_it((By.XPATH,"//iframe[@name='Dialogue Window']")))

Switching back from frame

To switch back to the Parent Frame you can use the following line of code:
```
driver.switch_to.parent_frame()
```
To switch back to the Top Level Browsing Context / Top Window you can use the following line of code:
```
driver.switch_to.default_content()
```

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Ways to deal with #document under iframe

Josef · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-26 10:42:39Z

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I have resolved this issue in Python-Selenium. Please use the below code:

srtHandle = driver.window_handles
driver.switch_to_window(srtHandle[0])

Then switch to the frame in which the element is located.

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