I tested out your code with some modifications and here are the results of my test:
Code Snippet:
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument("start-maximized")
options.add_experimental_option("excludeSwitches", ["enable-automation"])
options.add_experimental_option('useAutomationExtension', False)
driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options, executable_path=r'C:\WebDrivers\chromedriver.exe')
driver.get('https://www.nseindia.com/companies-listing/corporate-filings-actions')
WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//div[@id='Corporate_Actions_equity']//input[@placeholder='Company Name or Symbol']"))).send_keys("Reliance")
Findings: Just like your findings, I encountered the same issue with no visible outcomes:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/GASuw.png
In-Depth Analysis
The click() action on the element labeled as Get Data seemed to be executed. However, upon examining the DOM Tree of the webpage, it was noticed that some <script> tags referenced JavaScripts containing the keyword akam. For instance:
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.nseindia.com/akam/11/3b383b75" defer=""></script>
<noscript><img src="https://www.nseindia.com/akam/11/pixel_3b383b75?a=dD02ZDMxODU2ODk2YTYwODA4M2JlOTlmOGNkZTY3Njg4ZWRmZjE4YmMwJmpzPW9mZg==" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -999px; top: -999px;" /></noscript>
This strongly suggests that the website is safeguarded by Bot Manager, an advanced bot detection service from Akamai, resulting in a blocked response.
Bot Manager Insights
According to the article Bot Manager - Foundations:
Final Thoughts
Evidently, the data request appears to be identified as originating from a Selenium-driven WebDriver instance, leading to a blocked response.
Additional Resources
Here are a few relevant documents for further reading:
- Bot Manager
- Bot Manager : Foundations
tl; dr
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