How to read the text from the alert box using Python + Selenium

Question

I want to read the text from the alert box.

If this text is found in the alert box I have to close the alert box:

Answer 1

To read the text from the Alert Box, validate and close the Alert you have to switch to the Alert first and follow the below mentioned steps:

alert = chrome.switch_to_alert()
alert_text = alert.text
# validate the alert text
alert.accept()

However, now it seems switch_to_alert() is deprecated. So as per the current implementation you need to use:

• switch_to.alert() as follows:

  alert = driver.switch_to.alert()
  alert_text = alert.text
  # validate the alert text
  alert.accept()
  

• As per best practices you should always induce WebDriverWait for the alert_is_present() before switching to an Alert as follows:

  from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
  from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
  from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
  # other lines of code
  alert = WebDriverWait(driver, 5).until(EC.alert_is_present)
  alert_text = alert.text
  # validate the alert text
  alert.accept()
  

You can find a relevant discussion in Why switching to alert through selenium is not stable?

Answer 2

First of all, you should switch to the alert window:

alert = driver.switch_to_alert()

Then get the text on the alert window by using alert.text. And check your text for correctness.

Then do such action (close the alert window):

alert.accept()