type
The command to type keys into a field, input or text box.
Syntax
Element.type(*args) -> Element
Usage
py.get("#username").type("my-username")
---or--- # combine with other keys and strings
# import the Keys from selenium
py.get("#search").type("puppies", Keys.ENTER)
---or--- # chain an Element command
py.get("#email").type("[email protected]").get_attribute("value")
# Errors, 'type' may have no effect on other types of elements
py.get("a").type("foo")
Arguments
*args (Any)
- A comma-separated list of arguments to type
It's best to use strings and the Keys from Selenium
Yields
Element - The current Element so you can chain commands
Examples
Given this HTML:
<form name="login" id="login" action="/authenticate" method="post">
<div class="row">
<div class="large-6 small-12 columns">
<label for="username">Username</label>
<input type="text" name="username" id="username">
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="large-6 small-12 columns">
<label for="password">Password</label>
<input type="password" name="password" id="password">
</div>
</div>
<button class="radius" type="submit"><i class="fa fa-2x fa-sign-in"> Login</i></button>
</form>
We could type credentials into the fields and submit the form to login:
def test_login(py: Pylenium):
py.visit("https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/login")
py.get("#username").type("tomsmith")
py.get("#password").type("SuperSecretPassword!")
py.get("button[type='submit']").submit()
assert py.contains("You logged into a secure area!").should().be_visible()
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