Trouble Clearing and Typing into Input Field using send_keys and type

[boysugi20]

I'm trying to automate input into a date field using SeleniumBase with CDP mode. Here's what I'm doing:

from seleniumbase import SB
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

with SB(uc=True, locale="en") as sb:
    url = "https://www.blabla.com"
    sb.activate_cdp_mode(url)

    for i in range(10):
        sb.send_keys('.mx-input', Keys.BACKSPACE)
    sb.cdp.type('.mx-input', "2025-05-08\n", timeout=60)

I also tried using element.clear_input(), but that didn't work either.

Interestingly, this alternative does work:

from seleniumbase import BaseCase

BaseCase.main(__name__, __file__)

class RecorderTest(BaseCase):
    def test_recording(self):
        self.open("https://www.blabla.com")
        self.type('input[name="date"]', "2025-05-06")
        self.click("div.filter-items")

Any ideas why type with send_keys doesn’t clear/replace the value properly in CDP mode? Would appreciate insights or workarounds!

[mdmintz]

The Keys library from selenium.webdriver.common.keys is for Selenium commands only.

However, you activated CDP Mode, which means you can only use the CDP API because Selenium was removed when the WebDriver was disconnected from the browser.

To use Selenium commands again after activating CDP Mode, you need to call sb.connect(). This reconnects WebDriver to the browser (but it also makes your bot detectable because Selenium is detectable).