Unable to locate element and TimeoutException when WebDriverWait is used

Question

I\'m trying to automate the clicking of the \"SHOW MORE\" button at the bottom of the page to get all the reviews there is.

However, I\'m having some problems locating

Answer 1

As the element is JavaScript enabled element so to click() it you need to induce WebDriverWait for the element_to_be_clickable() and you can use the following Locator Strategy:

• Using XPATH:

  WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//div[@role='button']//span/span[text()='Show more']"))).click()
  

• Note : You have to add the following imports :

  from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
  from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
  from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
  

Answer 2

Your yDmH0d, fcxH9b, etc. seems to be dynamically generated and change each time you load/reload the page. The only thing which doesn't change is span tag text.

So I would recommend using the following simple selector:

WebDriverWait(driver, 15).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//span[text()='Show more']"))).click()

Also consider using Page Object Model design pattern, it will make your life easier when it comes to test support when/where UI changes and lets you write tests much faster.

See Page Objects page of Selenium Python documentation for more information if needed.