My Selenium script runs without errors yet produces no results. Below is a revised sample code:
from selenium import webdriver
import json, time
drv = webdriver.Chrome()
drv.get('https://dummy-ecom.com')
time.sleep(5)
elements = drv.find_elements('xpath', "//div[@class='product']")
output = []
for elem in elements:
try:
name = elem.find_element('xpath', './/h3').text
except Exception:
name = ''
output.append({'name': name})
with open('output.json', 'w') as fp:
json.dump(output, fp)
drv.quit()
hey, try using explicit waits insted of just time.sleep. sometimes js isnt done loading enuff when script looks for elements and maybe your xpath doesnt match actual html. hope taht helps!
In my experience, the challenge might lie in dynamic content loading and changes in the website structure. It is useful to shift from static time.sleep calls to Selenium’s explicit wait methods. Often, the elements you are trying to locate might appear after additional JavaScript processing, so creating conditions that wait for their visibility can help. Verifying the XPath selectors against the current page structure using the browser’s developer tools also worked for me. Additionally, considering implicit waits could also be beneficial if you face intermittent element loading issues.
Hey there, I had a similar issue recently where nothing was showing up even though Selenium didn’t complain. One possibility that might help is double-checking if the data is actually being loaded via AJAX calls; sometimes you might see the elements in the HTML but they’re rendered later by JavaScript. I ended up using Selenium’s WebDriverWait to wait for a certain condition, like the presence of the first product item, which helped me catch the moment the page was really ready. Also, have you looked at the network activity in your dev tools? It can sometimes reveal if there’s an API call that actually brings the product data and you could even replicate that in Python without rendering the whole page. Curious though, have you tried verifying the structure of the HTML after the page fully loads? It might be a minor change in the DOM that causes your XPath to not match, or perhaps some hidden attribute that prevents Selenium from finding the elements. I wonder if others have faced similar issues on sites with AJAX-loaded content – what techniques did you find were effective in those cases?