Switch to an iframe through Selenium and python

Question

How would I switch to this iframe in selenium knowing only

<iframe name="Dialogue Window">

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score 82 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 01 '18 at 01:53

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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 01 '18 at 01:53

Asclepius

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answered Jun 29 '17 at 20:34

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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](http://selenium-python.readthedocs.io/navigating.html#moving-between-windows-and-frames) specify transitioning – kevlarr Jan 18 '18 at 20:53

score 28 · Answer 2 · edited May 07 '22 at 03:50

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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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 26 '21 at 10:42

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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.

edited Jul 26 '21 at 10:42

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answered Jul 23 '21 at 19:24

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