Setting the value of an <input> dropdown in Selenium with Python

Question

I have a HTML page containing a form with an tag. I want to set the value of the drop down in this tag using Selenium.

This is how I retrieve the input element:

driver.find_element_by_xpath("/html/body/div[2]/div/div/form/div/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div/div[1]/input")

I tried to set the value using select_month.send_keys("09") but this is not accepted by the web page when I try to submit the form so I need to find another method.

EDIT: Here is the HTML of the form, I have ensured that it is the right element in my x-path:

<input autocomplete="off" tabindex="-1" class="ui-select-search ui-select-toggle ng-pristine ng-valid ng-touched" ng-click="$select.toggle($event)" placeholder="Select month" ng-model="$select.search" ng-hide="!$select.searchEnabled || ($select.selected &amp;&amp; !$select.open)" ng-disabled="$select.disabled" type="text">

is there any other input elements at same level? can you try with firebug to ensure element location is correct. — Mahsum Akbas
– Mahsum Akbas, Commented Sep 30, 2015 at 13:49
How about driver.find_element_by_xpath("//input[@placeholder='Select month']")? — alecxe
– alecxe, Commented Sep 30, 2015 at 14:09
Ok, that works as well for locating the element, but does not solve my dropdown problem. — GreenGodot
– GreenGodot, Commented Sep 30, 2015 at 14:16

JeffC · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-30 17:25:15Z

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After messing around a bit and incorporating the better practice presented by alecxe, this solution worked...

driver.find_element_by_xpath("//input[@placeholder='Select month']").click()
driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[contains(text(), '09')]").click()

edited Sep 30, 2015 at 17:25

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answered Sep 30, 2015 at 15:42

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