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Whenever I am using explicit wait, at times data is not getting saved in the variable:
validation_message = WebDriverWait(context.driver, 30).until(
EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, '//body/div[1]/div[1]/span[1]'))).text
assert (validation_message == 'Password must have at least 7 characters, 1 number, 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter and one special character.')
print(validation_message)
There could be many reasons why the driver is failing to find the validation_message element. You might need to decompose the problem a bit more and clarify the question to help provide some more context. What are you expecting to happen? What are we actually waiting for here in the test? e.g. is it a long running network request or an element render?
Implicit time based waits can be helpful for debugging failing tests. However the use of waits with arbitrary time values is generally regarded as an anti-pattern in UI test automation. The Selenium documentation explains that a combination of both implicit and explicit waits is also not recommended as it may result in inconsistent wait behaviour.
If you are finding that the explicit wait is unpredictable, here are a few steps you can take to debug the issue:
Verify that the element is present and clickable on the page before the wait: You can use driver.find_element_by_xpath to verify that the element is present on the page. If the element is not present, the script will throw an exception.
Increase the wait time: If the element is present, but the wait time is too short, increasing the wait time may help.
Use an Expected Condition that is more specific to your needs: For example, instead of using EC.element_to_be_clickable, you could use EC.visibility_of_element_located to wait for the element to be visible, or EC.text_to_be_present_in_element to wait for the text to be present in the element.
Add a catch for the exception: If the wait throws an exception, you can add a catch block to handle it.
Debug with logs and prints: Add print statements and logs to check the values of validation_message and other variables at various stages in the code. This will help you understand why the data is not being saved in the variable.
