def wait_for_element_absent(self, selector, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR,<EOL>timeout=settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT):
if self.timeout_multiplier and timeout == settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT:<EOL><INDENT>timeout = self.__get_new_timeout(timeout)<EOL><DEDENT>if page_utils.is_xpath_selector(selector):<EOL><INDENT>by = By.XPATH<EOL><DEDENT>return page_actions.wait_for_element_absent(<EOL>self.driver, selector, by, timeout)<EOL>
Waits for an element to no longer appear in the HTML of a page.
            A hidden element still counts as appearing in the page HTML.
            If an element with "hidden" status is acceptable,
            use wait_for_element_not_visible() instead.