Instapy: Stale Element after Pull on session.follow_user_followers

[CalebBuxton]

Expected Behavior

Expected to run and follow

Current Behavior

Launches and logs in, gets to the first account to follow users for and times out with the error

File "/root/instagram/InstaPy/instapy/instapy.py", line 2052, in follow_user_followers self.logfolder) File "/root/instagram/InstaPy/instapy/unfollow_util.py", line 910, in get_given_user_followers channel, logger, logfolder) File "/root/instagram/InstaPy/instapy/unfollow_util.py", line 712, in get_users_through_dialog quick_username = dialog_username_extractor(quick_button) File "/root/instagram/InstaPy/instapy/unfollow_util.py", line 751, in dialog_username_extractor if person and hasattr(person, 'text') and person.text: File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py", line 68, in text return self._execute(Command.GET_ELEMENT_TEXT)['value'] File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py", line 461, in _execute return self._parent.execute(command, params) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 236, in execute self.error_handler.check_response(response) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 192, in check_response raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace) selenium.common.exceptions.StaleElementReferenceException: Message: stale element reference: element is not attached to the page document (Session info: headless chrome=68.0.3440.106) (Driver info: chromedriver=2.41.578700 (2f1ed5f9343c13f73144538f15c00b370eda6706),platform=Linux 4.15.0-30-generic x86_64)

Possible Solution (optional)

InstaPy configuration

This is the most recent pull as of 2 hours ago as I just rebuilt my server. Checked the unfollow_util.py suggestions in other threads and all of those lines are in the current release that I have but the script is still failing.

[CTZNkjs]

For the time being, I set simulation to false until the issue is figured out

[Areahints]

same issue. how do you set simulation to false? @CTZNkjs

[martinsnajdr]

I have the same issue. +1

[jtrieuDev]

same issue here

[xaniel]

Simulation on false working for me

[elypsis]

same issue

[CTZNkjs]

sorry for the late response

session.set_simulation(enabled=False)

[renmatheus]

Same issue, but the simulation false is not working for me

[Areahints]

@jiuguangw @charlesccc thanks for the fix. however the fix is selective of python versions?!

output using python 3.5 Traceback (most recent call last): File "me.py", line 48, in <module> session.follow_user_followers(['user1', 'user2', 'user3'], amount=25, randomize=True, sleep_delay=60) File "/root/InstaPy/instapy/instapy.py", line 2052, in follow_user_followers self.logfolder) File "/root/InstaPy/instapy/unfollow_util.py", line 924, in get_given_user_followers channel, logger, logfolder) File "/root/InstaPy/instapy/unfollow_util.py", line 712, in get_users_through_dialog quick_username = dialog_username_extractor(quick_button) File "/root/InstaPy/instapy/unfollow_util.py", line 760, in dialog_username_extractor if person and hasattr(person, 'text') and person.text: File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py", line 76, in text return self._execute(Command.GET_ELEMENT_TEXT)['value'] File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py", line 628, in _execute return self._parent.execute(command, params) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 314, in execute self.error_handler.check_response(response) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace) selenium.common.exceptions.StaleElementReferenceException: Message: stale element reference: element is not attached to the page document (Session info: headless chrome=68.0.3440.106) (Driver info: chromedriver=2.41.578700 (2f1ed5f9343c13f73144538f15c00b370eda6706),platform=Linux 4.4.0-134-generic x86_64)

when i run with python 2.7 no problems at all

[CharlesCCC]

@Areahints I didn't aware of the version issue. but if you got it to work with 2.7, I would stick with 2.7 for now.

[Areahints]

sorry, had an update pending! works perfectly..

[Areahints]

error popping up again @charlesccc

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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "me.py", line 48, in
session.follow_user_followers(['user1', 'user2', 'user3'], amount=25, randomize=True, sleep_delay=60)
File "/root/InstaPy/instapy/instapy.py", line 2052, in follow_user_followers
self.logfolder)
File "/root/InstaPy/instapy/unfollow_util.py", line 924, in get_given_user_followers
channel, logger, logfolder)
File "/root/InstaPy/instapy/unfollow_util.py", line 712, in get_users_through_dialog
quick_username = dialog_username_extractor(quick_button)
File "/root/InstaPy/instapy/unfollow_util.py", line 760, in dialog_username_extractor
if person and hasattr(person, 'text') and person.text:
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py", line 76, in text
return self._execute(Command.GET_ELEMENT_TEXT)['value']
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py", line 628, in _execute
return self._parent.execute(command, params)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 314, in execute
self.error_handler.check_response(response)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response
raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.StaleElementReferenceException: Message: stale element reference: element is not attached to the page document
(Session info: headless chrome=68.0.3440.106)
(Driver info: chromedriver=2.41.578700 (2f1ed5f9343c13f73144538f15c00b370eda6706),platform=Linux 4.4.0-134-generic x86_64)

[CharlesCCC]

this is a duplicate with #2745 close this issue for now