Perhaps utilizing the full xpath to pinpoint the element would be beneficial, known as absxpath.
An example of an abs-xpath is /html/body/div[3]/div/div/div/div/div[2]/form/input, taken from the website.
When writing code, consider using the following:
driver.find_element(By.XPATH, r"/html/body/div[3]/div/div/div/div/div[2]/form/input")
WebDriverWait(driver, timeout=10).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, r"/html/body/div[3]/div/div/div/div/div[2]/form/div[2]/div[2]/button")))
driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "/html/body/div[3]/div/div/div/div/div[2]/form/div[2]/div[2]/button").click()
Additionally, there are other methods for locating elements, such as:
driver.find_elements(By.CLASS_NAME, "username-input")[0]
driver.find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, 'a')[0]
driver.find_elements(By.ID, 'userSkin')[0]
Lastly, it may be helpful to use selenium's EC.* to wait for certain events to occur.
For instance, after clicking and the HTML reloads, wait until specific elements can be located.
Whether logging in or out of a website, ensure you wait until the page has reloaded before locating elements.
from selenium.webdriver.support.wait import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
WebDriverWait(driver, timeout=10).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, r"")))
WebDriverWait(driver, timeout=10).until(EC.visibility_of_all_elements_located((By.XPATH, r"")))
WebDriverWait(driver, timeout=10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, r"")))
WebDriverWait(driver, timeout=10).until(EC.title_contains((By.XPATH, r"")))
WebDriverWait(driver, timeout=10).until(EC.text_to_be_present_in_element((By.XPATH, r"")))