fiddlefail.py

def activate_hidden_element(html_id=None, html_name=None, driver=None):
    action = webdriver.ActionChains(driver)
    if html_id:
        element = driver.find_element_by_id(html_id)
    elif html_name:
        element = driver.find_element_by_name(html_name)
    action.move_to_element(element).click().perform()
    return element
    
    
# works, but nothing else does
activate_hidden_element(html_id="panel_css", driver=driver)

# pyperclip.paste() doesn't work

# blows up ElementNotVisibleException: Message: Element is not currently visible...
find_box_and_fill(html_id="id_code_css", value="test", driver=driver)

# blows up ElementNotVisibleException: Message: Element is not currently visible...
activate_hidden_element(html_id="id_code_css", driver=driver)

# blows up WebDriverException: Message: $(...) is null
driver.execute_script('$("#panel_css").click();')