selenium.webdriver.common.alert

The Alert implementation.

Classes

Alert(driver)

Allows to work with alerts.

class selenium.webdriver.common.alert.Alert(driver)[source]

Allows to work with alerts.

Use this class to interact with alert prompts. It contains methods for dismissing, accepting, inputting, and getting text from alert prompts.

Accepting / Dismissing alert prompts:

Alert(driver).accept()
Alert(driver).dismiss()

Inputting a value into an alert prompt:

name_prompt = Alert(driver)
name_prompt.send_keys("Willian Shakesphere")
name_prompt.accept()

Reading a the text of a prompt for verification:

alert_text = Alert(driver).text
self.assertEqual("Do you wish to quit?", alert_text)

Creates a new Alert.

Args:
  • driver: The WebDriver instance which performs user actions.

property text: str

Gets the text of the Alert.

dismiss() None[source]

Dismisses the alert available.

accept() None[source]

Accepts the alert available.

Usage:
Alert(driver).accept() # Confirm a alert dialog.
send_keys(keysToSend: str) None[source]

Send Keys to the Alert.

Args:
  • keysToSend: The text to be sent to Alert.