keypress - Robot Framework using Python, key press without selecting any button or element in the page

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posted Oct 24, 2021 in Technique[技术] by 深蓝 (71.8m points)

keypress - Robot Framework using Python, key press without selecting any button or element in the page

I am automating one application using Robot Framework using Python. In a certain situation I need to press Enter without selecting any button or element of the page once the page is loaded.

I have tried with the below example (using Press Key), but it didn't work as I don't want to select any specific button or element of the page before press Enter on the page.

Examples:

Press Key    text_field     q
Press Key    login_button   \13    # ASCII code for the Enter key

The below keyword is not recognized by the IDE, most probably because of version:

Press Key Native

Is there a solution to get rid of this problem?

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深蓝 · Answer 1 · 2021-10-23T17:51:25+0000

If you want to send a key press event to the page, but not at a specific element - target the <body> element in the page, using the Press Key keyword:

Press Key   xpath=//body        ue00f    # this is the Page Down key
Press Key   css=body            ue00e    # and this - Page Up

An up-to-date list of key codes can be found in selenium's source, the webdriver.common.Keys module holds their definition.

IMHO libraries that execute keystrokes in the OS (like AutoIt, or Java's robot) should be avoided if possible - they make your automation scripts dependent on the execution machine (and operating system), and local only - you can't run browsers tests against Selenium Hub (Sauce labs, Browsertstack, similar).

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