MultiLine Message With Python Selenium for WhatsApp

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I've found a solution (example at this link How to line break in WhatsApp with Selenium when sending a message?

But I've a problem sending Multiline Message with WhatsApp using Python and Selenium.

This is My code :

message = excel_data['Message'][msg]
# Locate search box through x_path
search_box = '//*[@id="side"]/div[1]/div/label/div/div[2]'
person_title = wait.until(lambda driver:driver.find_element_by_xpath(search_box))

# Clear search box if any contact number is written in it
person_title.clear()

# Send contact number in search box
person_title.send_keys(str(excel_data['Contact'][count]))
count = count + 1
msg=msg+1

# Wait for 2 seconds to search contact number
time.sleep(2)

try:
    # Load error message in case unavailability of contact number
    element = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="pane-side"]/div[1]/div/span')
except NoSuchElementException:
    # Format the message from excel sheet
    message = message.replace('{customer_name}', column)
    person_title.send_keys(Keys.ENTER)
    actions = ActionChains(driver)
    actions.send_keys(message)
    actions.send_keys(Keys.ENTER)
    actions.perform()

I've a file excel with 2 column : 1° Column Phone Number and 2° Column the message

All work well if message is a single message. If message is on multi line doesn't work.

Ex.:

Message =
Hello
Gundam How are you?
I'm well

WhataApp send 3 message :

First with Hello
Second with Gundam How are you?
Third with I'well

I need all in One message in multiline

Could you help me modifying my code ?

I tried adding this but doesn't work:

ActionChains(driver).send_keys(message).perform()
        ActionChains(driver).key_down(Keys.SHIFT).key_down(Keys.ENTER).key_up(Keys.SHIFT).key_up(Keys.ENTER).perform()
    ActionChains(driver).send_keys(Keys.RETURN).perform()

Thanks a lot for your help

whatsapp selenium multiline python
3 Answers

Use selenium Keys:

from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

Then:

val="text\text"
val =val.replace("\n",(Keys.SHIFT+Keys.ENTER))

just replace '\n' or '\r\n' with (Keys.SHIFT+Keys.ENTER)

so in your case:

First check what is the line end character

 print((message).encode("unicode_escape"))

Then replace that with Keys.shift+enter

 message=message.replace("\n",(Keys.SHIFT+Keys.ENTER))

You can directly use the unicode charactes:

 elem.send_keys("first\ue008\ue007second")
user_67936370
  • In the whatsapp web '\n' works an 'Enter' key
  • And 'Enter' key works as send message on whatsapp web.
  • Because of that your multi-line message is getting send in mult-parts (or as multiple message)
  • For avoid it you can change '\n' with shift+Enter Key.

You can use the following way to send message with break line in a single message

from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys   
#You have to install selenium for keys or can choose any other library which be suitable for you.

br = (Keys.SHIFT)+(Keys.ENTER)+(Keys.SHIFT)      # Assigning the keys for break line
## You can use any one way from the following.

message = f"Dear Student,{br}Please send your report{br}Thank you for your attention"
####################### Or #########################
# message = "Dear Student,{0}Please send your report{0}Thank you for your attention".format(br)
####################### Or #########################
# message = "Dear Student," + br + "Please send your report" + br + "Thank you for your attention"

Or, You can use escape character as following example

message = """Hello        \
Gundam How are you?       \
I'm well """

I have already explain multiple line breaking ways on a question. You can check my Answer here.

Thank you

user_152841630

following functions hopefully solve your purpose. Actually in whatsapp, pressing Enter Key will send the message immediately so won't work for multiline. for multiline shift + enter required to press at same time.

Selenium ActionChains method used to overcome the problem.

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webd`enter code here`river.common.action_chains import ActionChains

def wa_msg_send(driver, msg):
    messages = msg.split('\n')
    for line in messages:
        ActionChains(driver).send_keys(line).perform()
        ActionChains(driver).key_down(Keys.SHIFT).key_down(Keys.ENTER).key_up(Keys.SHIFT).key_up(Keys.ENTER).perform()
    else:
        ActionChains(driver).send_keys(Keys.RETURN).perform()

functions argument driver can be created using following line & msg is your full multiline message.

driver = webdriver.Chrome(chrome_driver, options=chrome_options)

Please check and let me know if not worked.

user_86571830
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