I'm trying to locate an element using python selenium, and have the following code:

zframe = driver.find_element_by_xpath("/html/frameset/frameset/frame[5]")
driver.switch_to.frame(zframe)
findByXpath("/html/body/form/table/tbody/tr/td[2]/label[3]").click()
element = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[@id='awdType']")

I'm getting the error that:

selenium.common.exceptions.NoSuchElementException: Message: no suchelement: Unable to locate element:{"method":"xpath","selector":"//*[@id='awdType']"} (Session info:chrome=59.0.3071.115)

Any ideas why it may not be able to locate this element? I used the exact xpath by copying it and also switched frames. Thanks!

The problem occurs because awdType is loaded by ajax or jquery. You should use selenium Waits. There is two type of waits explicit and implicit.Avoid using implicit wait.

# Explicit wait example
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as ECwait = WebDriverWait(driver,20)
element = wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.ID, 'awdType')))

OR

# implicit wait example
driver.implicitly_wait(10) # seconds
element = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[@id='awdType']")