Handling Input Boxes, Buttons, and Checkboxes in Selenium

Selenium is a powerful tool for automating web browsers. It allows you to simulate user interactions like typing in input boxes, clicking buttons, and checking checkboxes.

This guide will walk you through how to handle these elements using Python with Selenium.

✅ 1. Set Up Selenium

Install Selenium

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pip install selenium

Download WebDriver

Download the WebDriver for your browser (e.g., ChromeDriver for Chrome).

Make sure it's in your system path or specify the full path in your code.

📥 2. Handling Input Boxes

To type text into an input field:

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from selenium import webdriver

from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

driver = webdriver.Chrome()

driver.get("https://example.com")

# Locate the input box by ID (can also use name, class, etc.)

input_box = driver.find_element(By.ID, "username")

# Clear existing text and enter new text

input_box.clear()

input_box.send_keys("my_username")

🔘 3. Handling Buttons

To click a button:

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# Locate the button

button = driver.find_element(By.ID, "submit")

# Click the button

button.click()

If the button is inside a form, this might also submit the form.

☑️ 4. Handling Checkboxes

To check or uncheck a checkbox:

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checkbox = driver.find_element(By.ID, "remember_me")

# Check if it's already selected

if not checkbox.is_selected():

    checkbox.click()  # This will check the box

You can also uncheck it by:

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if checkbox.is_selected():

    checkbox.click()

💡 5. Locators You Can Use

You can find elements using different types of locators:

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driver.find_element(By.ID, "element_id")

driver.find_element(By.NAME, "element_name")

driver.find_element(By.CLASS_NAME, "class_name")

driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, "input")

driver.find_element(By.LINK_TEXT, "Click here")

driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//input[@type='text']")

driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[name='email']")

🛠️ 6. Waits (Best Practice)

Use waits to ensure elements are loaded before interacting with them:

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from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait

from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 10)

element = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, "username")))

✅ Example: Complete Login Automation

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from selenium import webdriver

from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait

from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

driver = webdriver.Chrome()

driver.get("https://example.com/login")

wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 10)

# Input username and password

wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, "username"))).send_keys("my_username")

driver.find_element(By.ID, "password").send_keys("my_password")

# Check the "Remember Me" checkbox

checkbox = driver.find_element(By.ID, "remember_me")

if not checkbox.is_selected():

    checkbox.click()

# Click login button

driver.find_element(By.ID, "login_button").click()

🧹 7. Clean Up

Don’t forget to close the browser at the end:

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driver.quit()

🧠 Conclusion

Selenium makes it easy to automate web interactions:

Use .send_keys() for input boxes.

Use .click() for buttons and checkboxes.

Use waits to handle page load delays.

With these basics, you can start automating login forms, search bars, filters, and more.

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