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=### Description
Added docstrings to By Class

Motivation and Context

PEP compliance, increased documentation, etc.

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  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
  • Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)

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  • I have read the contributing document.
  • My change requires a change to the documentation.
  • I have updated the documentation accordingly.
  • I have added tests to cover my changes.
  • All new and existing tests passed.

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Documentation


Description

  • Added detailed docstrings for the By class.

  • Documented all supported locator strategies with examples.

  • Improved clarity and PEP compliance in the By class.


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by.py
Add detailed docstrings for `By` class                                     

py/selenium/webdriver/common/by.py

  • Added comprehensive docstrings for the By class.
  • Documented each locator strategy with descriptions and examples.
  • Enhanced readability and adherence to PEP standards.
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    Add security warnings for locator strategies that could be vulnerable to injection attacks

    Add warning notes about potential security risks when using XPATH and CSS_SELECTOR
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    py/selenium/webdriver/common/by.py [34-37]

     XPATH:
     ------
     Select the element via XPATH.
         - absolute path
         - relative path
    +Warning: Sanitize user-provided XPath expressions to prevent injection attacks.
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    Why: Security-related documentation is crucial, especially for methods that could be vulnerable to injection attacks. This warning could help prevent security issues in production code.

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    General
    Document case sensitivity behavior for locator strategies to prevent user errors

    Add a note about case sensitivity for each locator strategy to prevent common usage
    errors.

    py/selenium/webdriver/common/by.py [28-30]

     ID:
     --
    -Select the element by its ID.
    +Select the element by its ID. Note: ID matching is case-sensitive.
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    Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7

    Why: Adding case sensitivity information is valuable for preventing common user errors and improving the API's usability. This is important implementation detail that users need to know.

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    @VietND96 VietND96 merged commit a62ef3d into SeleniumHQ:trunk Jan 19, 2025
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    sandeepsuryaprasad pushed a commit to sandeepsuryaprasad/selenium that referenced this pull request Mar 23, 2025
    gryznar pushed a commit to gryznar/selenium that referenced this pull request May 17, 2025
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