I am writing the command "find item by xpath":

browser.find_element_by_xpath("//*[@id='tbl']/tbody/tr[1]/td[6]/span[3]/i")

The test passes normally, but when I add a click() to this element:

 browser.find_element_by_xpath("//*[@id='tbl']/tbody/tr[1]/td[6]/span[3]/i").click()

The test crashes, writes an error:

 selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: Element is not clickable at point (1251.9833984375, 12.25). Other element would receive the click: <ul class="nav top-links navbar-right"></ul>

Closed due to the fact that it was off topic by aleksandr barakin , D-side , αλεχολυτ , user207618, user194374 August 31 '16 at 7:13 .

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  • Before clicking on an element, check if it is visible, and if another element of the page does not overlap it, in some cases you need to scroll the scroll so that it becomes visible. - Dmitriy Gvozd
  • Thanks solved the problem! - dron4ik
  • An element has a visible property, but keep in mind that it does not always mean that an element can be clicked if it is set to true. - Dmitriy Gvozd

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For python, you need to write the verification functions yourself, this is how I do it in VB.NET. I use similar functions when working with elements.

  Function checkVisibleWaitByElement(ByRef element As IWebElement, ByVal selector As String) As Boolean Try Dim elI As IWebElement = element.FindElement(By.CssSelector(selector)) If elI.Displayed = False Then Throw New ElementNotVisibleException End If Return True Catch ex As ElementNotVisibleException Return False Catch ex As NoSuchElementException Return False Catch ex As Exception Return False End Try End Function

It is necessary to call in a loop, with a delay, to wait for an element to appear, for example.

  Sub waitVisibleByElement(ByRef element As IWebElement, ByVal selector As String) While (Not Me.checkVisibleWaitByElement(element, selector)) Thread.Sleep(200) End While End Sub
  • I tried the scroll like it helped: browser.execute_script ("window.scrollTo (0, 0)") - dron4ik