[Python] Selenium Cookie Consent Button Not Clickable Despite Being Visible

I am trying to automate the acceptance of cookie consent banners on websites like "https://www.zalando.de" using Selenium in Python.

My script searches for various cookie consent button selectors and clicks the appropriate one using JavaScript execution. However, even though the button is present and appears clickable, the click event does not always trigger.

Here is the relevant Python code

import logging
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
from selenium.common.exceptions import NoSuchElementException, TimeoutException

# Set up logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

def handle_cookie_consent(driver):
selectors = [
"//button[@data-testid='uc-accept-all-button']",
"//button[contains(text(), 'Geht klar')]",
"//button[contains(text(), 'Alles akzeptieren')]",
"//button[contains(text(), 'Accept all')]",
"//button[contains(text(), 'Accept')]"
]

try:
# Check if the cookie consent button is inside an iframe
iframes = driver.find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, "iframe")
for iframe in iframes:
driver.switch_to.frame(iframe)
for selector in selectors:
try:
accept_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 22).until(
EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, selector))
)
# Use JavaScript to click the button
driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click();", accept_button)
time.sleep(2)
logger.info(f"Accepted cookie consent using selector: {selector}")
driver.switch_to.default_content()
return
except (NoSuchElementException, TimeoutException):
driver.switch_to.default_content()
continue

# If the button is not inside an iframe, try to find it in the main content
for selector in selectors:
try:
accept_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 2).until(
EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, selector))
)
# Use JavaScript to click the button
driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click();", accept_button)
time.sleep(2)
logger.info(f"Accepted cookie consent using selector: {selector}")
return
except (NoSuchElementException, TimeoutException):
continue
logger.info("No cookie consent button found.")
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Error handling cookie consent: {e}")

def main():
# Set up the WebDriver (e.g., using Chrome)
driver = webdriver.Chrome()

try:
# Open the website
driver.get("https://www.zalando.de")

# Handle cookie consent
handle_cookie_consent(driver)

# Print the title of the page
print("Page title is:", driver.title)

finally:
# Close the WebDriver
driver.quit()

if __name__ == "__main__":
main()


Is there a better or more reliable way to handle such cookie banners in Selenium?

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