Switch to an iframe through Selenium and python

Question

How would I switch to this iframe in selenium knowing only

<iframe name="Dialogue Window"> 

Answer 1

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) 

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

driver.switch_to.default_content() 

Answer 2

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_css_selector("//iframe[@name='Dialogue Window']")) 

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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']"))) 

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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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tl; dr

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