Problem with StaleElementReferenceException error pops up occasionally

Question

Hi I have this code which is generating me:

selenium.common.exceptions.StaleElementReferenceException: Message: stale element reference: element is not

Answer 1

It's easily cause this problem if you use find_elements_by_xpath to get a set of elements first.

I suggest you find element again in for loop like this:

offer_type_list = context.driver.find_elements_by_xpath(Locators.all_elements_buttons_offer_type) 
offer_type_text = []
for i in range(1, len(offer_type_list)+1):
    # xpath example: (//div[@class='abc'])[1]
    element_offer_type = context.driver.find_element_by_xpath("("+Locators.all_elements_buttons_offer_type+")["+str(i)+"]")
    compare_announcement_text(context, option_name, element_offer_type)
    offer_type_text.append(element_offer_type.text)