Send keys without specifying element in python selenium webdriver

Question

I have a page whose source code is not available, but there is a input box where cursor is blinking.

Can i write something into the text box without finding the element. I mean, some way where send key can automatically look for focussed inputbox and type input to it.

My code does not work obviuosly

driver.send_keys("testdata")

Solution 1

solved it

from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains
actions = ActionChains(self.driver)
actions.send_keys('dummydata')
actions.perform()

Solution 2

If you get error about 'self' in this code:

from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains
actions = ActionChains(self.driver)
actions.send_keys('dummydata')
actions.perform()

just use:

actions = ActionChains(driver)

I don't have comment rights that's why I put this as answer

Edit: Added this enhancement as a comment on the original answer.

Solution 3

This worked for me:

driver.find_element_by_tag_name('body').send_keys(' ')

(Which I used to use a space character to scroll through a page)

Comments

[Ayush Mandowara]

Use actions = ActionChains(driver) if you face issues on line 2 of the above answer. The author probably has the driver generated within a class object, hence needed self.driver to access it.