[Python] Download button click with Selenium isn’t triggering Excel file download

I’m using Selenium (Edge) to automate access to my freight‑forwarder’s web portal. The script successfully:

Logs in automatically

Clicks the search button

Waits for the results table to load

After that, I need to click the “…” button on a result row to open a context menu, then click Download to grab an Excel file. But the download never starts.

Perhaps there’s an easier way to trigger the download? Any ideas or pointers on what I’m doing wrong would be greatly appreciated!

Code:

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.edge.service import Service
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
import os
import time

# ==============================================
# Direct credentials (no .env)
# ==============================================
username = "xxxxx"
password = "xxxxxx"

# Path to msedgedriver (matching installed Edge version)
driver_path = r'C:\Users\PHacker\AppData\Local\SeleniumBasic\edgedriver.exe'
service = Service(driver_path)

# Configure Edge for automatic downloads
download_dir = r"C:\Users\PHacker\Downloads"
options = webdriver.EdgeOptions()
options.add_experimental_option("prefs", {
"download.default_directory": download_dir,
"download.prompt_for_download": False,
"download.directory_upgrade": True,
"safebrowsing.enabled": True
})

driver = webdriver.Edge(service=service, options=options)
url = "https://lots.logwin-logistics.com/scm/dynamic.xhtml"

try:
# 1) Open login page
driver.get(url)

# 2) Enter credentials and login
username_input = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, "loginForm:username"))
)
password_input = driver.find_element(By.ID, "loginFormassword")
stay_signed_in_checkbox = driver.find_element(By.CLASS_NAME, "ui-chkbox-box")
login_button = driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//span[text()='Login']")

username_input.send_keys(username)
password_input.send_keys(password)
stay_signed_in_checkbox.click()
login_button.click()

WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.url_changes(url))
print("Login successful.")

# 3) Click the search button
search_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.CLASS_NAME, "la-search"))
)
search_button.click()

# 4) Wait for real rows to appear
WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, "searchForm:shipmentsTable"))
)
for _ in range(10):
rows = driver.find_elements(
By.XPATH,
"//tbody[@id='searchForm:shipmentsTable:tbl_data']/tr[not(contains(@class, 'ui-datatable-empty-message'))]"
)
if rows:
break
time.sleep(1)
if not rows:
raise Exception("No results found to download.")

# 5) Click the “…” button
more_btn = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.CLASS_NAME, "la-ellipsis-v"))
)
driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click();", more_btn)

# 6) Force menu visible
menu = driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//*[contains(@id, 'menuEXTENSIONResult_menu')]")
menu_id = menu.get_attribute("id")
driver.execute_script(f"document.getElementById('{menu_id}').style.display = 'block';")

# 7) Click “Download”
download_option = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(
EC.element_to_be_clickable(
(By.XPATH, "//span[contains(@class, 'ui-menuitem-text') and normalize-space(text())='Download']")
)
)
driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click();", download_option)

# 8) Monitor download folder
timeout = 30
for _ in range(timeout):
if any(f.endswith((".csv", ".xlsx", ".xls", ".txt")) for f in os.listdir(download_dir)):
print("Download detected!")
break
time.sleep(1)
else:
print("No download detected after 30 seconds.")

# Keep browser open for inspection
time.sleep(30)

except Exception as e:
print("Error during process:", e)
finally:
print("Finished. Browser remains open.")

# driver.quit() # optionally close browser at end

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What I’ve tried so far:

Scrolling into view and clicking via JavaScript

Forcing the context menu to be visible

Increasing waits/timeouts


Questions:

Is there a simpler way to trigger the download?

Am I missing a step to ensure the “Download” click actually fires?

Any tips on debugging PrimeFaces menus with Selenium?

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Thanks in advance for any help!

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