Selenium code doesn't terminate

Question

The following code won't terminate. What could be the reason for that?

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
driver = webdriver.Firefox()
driver.get("http://www.quora.com/physics")
elem = driver.find_element_by_class_name("cancel")

#ele=elem[0]

print "done"

The problem probably is that the element is in quora.com/physics# while i try to search it in quora.com/physics. But i am not able to find any alternative. Any suggestions/explanations? — blitz19
– blitz19, Commented May 16, 2013 at 6:32
What is the last action that selenium does before stopping to respond? — Zeinab Abbasimazar
– Zeinab Abbasimazar, Commented Nov 7, 2013 at 22:59

HemChe · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-16 08:24:02Z

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Try Using linkText instead of className. It is working when i tried.

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
driver = webdriver.Firefox()
driver.get("http://www.quora.com/physics")
elem = driver.find_element_by_link_text("Close & Read Quora")

print "done"

answered May 16, 2013 at 8:24

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qwwqwwq Over a year ago

This worked for me too, it just takes a very long time, like a few minutes, to find the element for some reason

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