The way I know of sending keys using the WebDriver Python bindings is as follows:
element.send_keys(value)
How can I send a key (specifically the Escape key) to no element in particular, just to the window in general?
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You can send the keys to the body of the html page. Or do you mean you want to send keys to the browser itself, and not to something rendered on the page?– Dale EmeryJan 20, 2012 at 22:39
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"specifically the Escape key" Are you attempting to dismiss/close a pop-up dialog perhaps?– Bj RollisonJan 21, 2012 at 5:12
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Yes, I'm attempting to close a dialog.– RandomblueJan 21, 2012 at 11:30
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How do I handle pop up windows?
WebDriver offers the ability to cope with multiple windows. This is done by using the "WebDriver.switchTo().window()" method to switch to a window with a known name. If the name is not known, you can use "WebDriver.getWindowHandles()" to obtain a list of known windows. You may pass the handle to "switchTo().window()".
Try setting the element to the body of the HTML document:
element = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//body")
element.send_keys(Keys.ESCAPE)
answered Feb 24, 2020 at 14:21
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Could you please edit your answer to explain what you are adding to the accepted answer? When adding an answer to a question this old that has an accepted answer, a simple one-liner is likely to be considered inadequate.– Kate Paulk ♦Feb 24, 2020 at 15:29
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I added an example. Even though there is an accepted answer (and the asker obviously is happy with it), I think this answers the original post more directly. Feb 25, 2020 at 7:53
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