Find element by name in Selenium Python - Practice Problems & Coding Challenges

Challenge - 5 Problems

❓ locator

intermediate

Identify the correct locator to find an element by name

Which of the following Selenium Python commands correctly finds an element by its name attribute with value username?

A driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'username')

B driver.find_element(By.ID, 'username')

C driver.find_element(By.CLASS_NAME, 'username')

D driver.find_element(By.NAME, 'username')

💡 Hint

The name attribute is different from id, class, or tag.

To find an element by its name attribute in Selenium Python, use By.NAME. Other locators target different attributes or tags.

❓ Predict Output

intermediate

What is the output of this Selenium find_element code?

Given the following code snippet, what will happen if no element with name search exists on the page?

Selenium Python

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

driver = webdriver.Chrome()
driver.get('https://example.com')
element = driver.find_element(By.NAME, 'search')
print(element.tag_name)

A Prints an empty string

B Raises a NoSuchElementException error

C Prints None

D Prints the tag name of the first element with name 'search'

💡 Hint

If Selenium cannot find the element, it raises an error instead of returning None.

If the element with the specified name is not found, Selenium raises a NoSuchElementException. It does not return None or an empty string.

❓ assertion

advanced

Choose the correct assertion to verify element presence by name

You want to write a test assertion to check that an element with name email is present on the page. Which assertion is correct?

Selenium Python

from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.common.exceptions import NoSuchElementException

try:
    element = driver.find_element(By.NAME, 'email')
    # Assertion here
except NoSuchElementException:
    assert False, 'Element with name email not found'

A assert element is not None

B assert element.tag_name == 'input'

C assert element.get_attribute('name') == 'email'

D assert element.text == 'email'

💡 Hint

Check the attribute value to confirm the correct element was found.

The best way to confirm the element found has the correct name attribute is to assert element.get_attribute('name') == 'email'. Other assertions check unrelated properties.

🔧 Debug

advanced

Find the error in this Selenium code to locate element by name

What is wrong with this Selenium Python code snippet that tries to find an element by name password?

Selenium Python

element = driver.find_element('name', 'password')

A The locator type should be By.NAME, not a string 'name'

B The method should be find_elements instead of find_element

C The attribute 'password' should be passed as a keyword argument

D The method find_element does not exist in Selenium

💡 Hint

Selenium expects locator types from the By class, not plain strings.

The correct locator syntax uses By.NAME from selenium.webdriver.common.by. Passing a plain string 'name' causes an error.

❓ framework

expert

Which pytest fixture setup correctly initializes WebDriver for tests using element name locator?

You want to write pytest tests that find elements by name. Which fixture setup is correct to initialize and quit the Chrome WebDriver properly?

A

import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
def driver():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    yield driver
    driver.quit()

B

import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

@pytest.fixture
async def driver():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    yield driver
    driver.quit()

C

import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
async def driver():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    yield driver
    driver.quit()

D

import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

@pytest.fixture
async def driver():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.close()

💡 Hint

Use synchronous fixtures with proper scope and quit the driver after tests.

Option A correctly uses a synchronous pytest fixture with module scope, initializes the driver, yields it for tests, and quits after all tests in the module. Async fixtures or calling driver.close() prematurely are incorrect.

Practice

1. What does the Selenium method find_element(By.NAME, "username") do?

easy

A. Finds the element with the class name "username".

B. Finds the first element with the name attribute equal to "username".

C. Finds the element with the id attribute "username".

D. Finds all elements with the name attribute equal to "username".

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the method purpose

   The method find_element locates a single element matching the given locator.

2. Step 2: Analyze the locator type

   Using By.NAME targets elements by their name attribute, not id or class.

3. Final Answer:

   Finds the first element with the name attribute equal to "username". -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   find_element(By.NAME, "username") = first element by name [OK]

Hint: Remember: find_element finds one element by attribute [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing find_element with find_elements (plural)
• Using id or class instead of name attribute
• Assuming it finds multiple elements

2. Which of the following is the correct syntax to find an element by its name attribute "email" in Selenium Python?

easy

A. driver.find_element_by_name("email")

B. driver.find_element(By.ID, "email")

C. driver.find_element(By.NAME, "email")

D. driver.find_element(By.CLASS_NAME, "email")

Solution

1. Step 1: Recall modern Selenium syntax

   Since Selenium 4, the correct way is to use find_element(By.NAME, "email").

2. Step 2: Check each option

   driver.find_element_by_name("email") is deprecated syntax, C and D use wrong locator types.

3. Final Answer:

   driver.find_element(By.NAME, "email") -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Use By.NAME with find_element [OK]

Hint: Use By.NAME, not old find_element_by_name [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using deprecated find_element_by_name method
• Mixing locator types like ID or CLASS_NAME
• Forgetting to import By from selenium.webdriver.common.by

3. Given the code snippet:

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

driver = webdriver.Chrome()
driver.get('http://example.com')
element = driver.find_element(By.NAME, 'search')
print(element.tag_name)

What will be printed if the page has an input field with name="search"?

medium

A. An error because find_element is incorrect

B. "div"

C. "search"

D. "input"

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand what find_element returns

   It returns the first matching WebElement with name="search".

2. Step 2: Check the tag_name property

   The tag_name of an input field is "input".

3. Final Answer:

   "input" -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   Element with name 'search' is input tag [OK]

Hint: tag_name shows HTML tag of found element [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing attribute value with tag name
• Assuming find_element returns text content
• Thinking find_element syntax is wrong here

4. What is wrong with this code snippet?

element = driver.find_element(By.name, "password")

medium

A. By.name should be By.NAME (case sensitive).

B. The method find_element does not exist.

C. The locator should be By.ID instead of By.name.

D. The quotes around "password" are incorrect.

Solution

1. Step 1: Check the locator usage

   Locator constants in Selenium are uppercase, so it should be By.NAME, not By.name.

2. Step 2: Verify other parts

   Method name and quotes are correct; locator type is appropriate for name attribute.

3. Final Answer:

   By.name should be By.NAME (case sensitive). -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Locator constants are uppercase in Selenium [OK]

Hint: Locator constants like By.NAME are uppercase [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using lowercase locator constants
• Confusing locator types (name vs id)
• Assuming method name is wrong

5. You want to fill a form field with name "user_email" using Selenium Python. Which code snippet correctly finds the element and enters the email "[e-mail]"?

hard

A. element = driver.find_element(By.NAME, "user_email")
element.send_keys("[e-mail]")

B. element = driver.find_element(By.ID, "user_email")
element.send_keys("[e-mail]")

C. element = driver.find_element(By.CLASS_NAME, "user_email")
element.send_keys("[e-mail]")

D. element = driver.find_element(By.NAME, "user_email")
element.click()

Solution

1. Step 1: Locate element by name attribute

   Use find_element(By.NAME, "user_email") to find the input field by its name.

2. Step 2: Enter text into the field

   Use send_keys("[e-mail]") to type the email into the field.

3. Final Answer:

   element = driver.find_element(By.NAME, "user_email") element.send_keys("[e-mail]") -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Find by name + send_keys to input text [OK]

Hint: Use send_keys after find_element to type text [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using wrong locator type (ID or CLASS_NAME)
• Using click() instead of send_keys() to enter text
• Not locating element before sending keys