How to use scroll/swipe in Python (except from coordinates)

[Taimoor_Pasha]

Hey There people!

Is there any method, on which we can scroll to particular element in python without using coordinates.
I have used everything but all goes useless…

[Venkatesh_Akula]

Can you try this for iOS:

el = self.driver.find_element_by_id('locator_id')
self.driver.execute_script('mobile: scroll', {"element": el, "toVisible": True})

[Taimoor_Pasha]

Hey @Venkatesh_Akula I have tried it. But its not.Its showing "Element not Found."
Because element is not within view, we have to go down in order to click that element.

[Venkatesh_Akula]

Oh, its working fine for me. Can you please let me know what page it is?

[Taimoor_Pasha]

This is 1st image, which is from where I have to start scroll.

2nd pic is showing “Sign Out”, to which I want to scroll/swipe.
Now thats the case device is showing view of pic1, but I have to click “Sign Out”. which is exactly at bottom of the page.

[Venkatesh_Akula]

Can you try scrolling to ‘Rate Our App’ using the code shared by me?

[Taimoor_Pasha]

Nope, it didn’t worked @Venkatesh_Akula

[VikramVI]

Refer to this issue thread which has specifically mentioned about python client as well.

I suggest all to start watching appium project in github, lots of learnings and interesting discussion happens there.

Issue: Difference behaviour between iOS and Android regarding with `swipe` action

[Taimoor_Pasha]

@VikramVI you need to look title of discussion again…
Its “EXCEPT FROM COORDINATES”.
Whole topic is on coordinates and nothing. So your answer didn’t helped.

[ramu]

This is not working on Android, can some one please provide for Android.

Tried Below:

    self.desired_caps = {}
    self.desired_caps['platformName'] = 'Android'
    self.desired_caps['platformVersion'] = '8.0.0'
    self.desired_caps['deviceName'] = '23fbda3d'
    #self.desired_caps['deviceName'] = device_id
    self.desired_caps['fullReset'] = 'false'
    self.desired_caps['noReset'] = 'true'
    self.desired_caps['appPackage'] = 'com.whatsapp'
    self.desired_caps['appActivity'] = 'com.whatsapp.HomeActivity'
    self.driver = webdriver.Remote('http://localhost:4723/wd/hub', self.desired_caps)

Appium Version:V1.7.2

Logic:
self.driver.find_element_by_xpath("//android.widget.TextView[@text=‘CALLS’]").click()
self.driver.find_element_by_xpath("//android.widget.ImageView[@resource-id=‘com.whatsapp:id/fab’]").click()

    self.driver.find_element_by_xpath("//android.widget.ImageView[@content-desc='More options']").click()
    time.sleep(3)
    self.driver.find_element_by_xpath("//android.widget.TextView[@text='Contacts']").click()
    time.sleep(3)
    element_to_tap = self.driver.find_element_by_xpath("//android.widget.TextView[@text='Fire']")
    element_to_drag_to=self.driver.find_element_by_xpath("//android.widget.TextView[@text='Maruti']")
   self.driver.scroll(element_to_drag_to, element_to_tap)

Please help in this.

[Taimoor_Pasha]

I have tried this as well.
This logic is also not working.

Can I Assume that there is no scrolling method in python for appium?

[ramu]

yes ,even i am also not able to scroll .Witing for the reply

[ramu]

Hi Taimoor,

Check this solution using “uiautomator”,This worked for me.

self.driver.find_element_by_android_uiautomator(
“new UiScrollable(new UiSelector()).scrollIntoView(element(”\value"));").click()

Ex:
self.driver.find_element_by_android_uiautomator(
“new UiScrollable(new UiSelector()).scrollIntoView(text(“Ramu”));”).click()

[Taimoor_Pasha]

Hey @ramu

I have tried this and pycharm is throwing me this exception.

selenium.common.exceptions.InvalidSelectorException: Message: invalid selector (Locator Strategy ‘-android uiautomator’ is not supported for this session)

Guys there must be some way.

[JayanthSunkari]

Element1 = driver.find_element_by_xpath(‘Source Xpath’)
Element2 = driver.find_element_by_xpath(‘Destination Xpath’)

driver.scroll(Element1, Element2)