How to click <a class href > link question using Selenium Python

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Hi I am new to Selenium Python Webdriver. Trying to click the link Abc by using find_element_by_link_text which didn't work ,

<a class="favorite-link " href="https://onesource.passporthealth.com/_members/query/osusf/Default.aspx?dlpvid=0000&amp;sid=-111111111">Abc</a>

I will appreciate the help. Any idea how to use xpath for this case?

          <div id="favCol1" class="col-md-6 col-sm-6" style="padding: 2px; margin: 0px;">
                                    <div id="favId2861214" class="elig-item">
                                        <div title="Remove payer from favorites list" class="delete-favorite" data-itemname="Aetna" data-favid="2861214" data-dsid="28" data-lobid="1"></div>
                                        <a class="favorite-link " href="https://onesource.passporthealth.com/_members/query/osusf/Default.aspx?dlpvid=1111&amp;sid=-000000">Abc</a>
                                        <span class="side-text"></span>
                                    </div>

                                    
                                    <div id="favId2869169" class="elig-item">
                                        <div title="Remove payer from favorites list" class="delete-favorite" data-itemname="CIGNA" data-favid="2869169" data-dsid="317" data-lobid="1"></div>
                                        <a class="favorite-link " href="https://onesource.passporthealth.com/_members/query/osusf/Default.aspx?dlpvid=0000&amp;sid=-11111133323">efg</a>
                                        <span class="side-text"></span>
                                    </div>

                                    
                                    <div id="favId2861157" class="elig-item">
                                        <div title="Remove payer from favorites list" class="delete-favorite" data-itemname="Florida Blue" data-favid="2861157" data-dsid="35" data-lobid="1"></div>
                                        <a class="favorite-link " href="https://onesource.passporthealth.com/_members/query/osusf/Default.aspx?dlpvid=2323&amp;sid=-1111111">xyz</a>
                                        <span class="side-text"></span>
                                    </div>

                                    
                                    <div id="favId2861963" class="elig-item">
                                        <div title="Remove payer from favorites list" class="delete-favorite" data-itemname="Humana" data-favid="2861963" data-dsid="82" data-lobid="1"></div>
                                        <a class="favorite-link " href="https://onesource.passporthealth.com/_members/query/osusf/Default.aspx?dlpvid=1233&amp;sid=-000021212">HIJ</a>
                                        <span class="side-text"></span>
                                    </div>                             
                                </div>

Tried:

.find_element_by_xpath("//*[contains(@class, 'favorite-link') and contains(text(), 'Abc')]/a").click()

update: The whole block was embedded in an iFrame. That's why I couldn't access. Had to switch to that frame.

Any particular problem with it?

Arundeep Chohan
– Arundeep Chohan

2021-02-11 05:48:03 +00:00
Commented Feb 11, 2021 at 5:48 — Arundeep Chohan
– Arundeep Chohan, Commented Feb 11, 2021 at 5:48

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-11 06:47:59Z

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To click on the element with text as Abc you can use either of the following Locator Strategies:

Using LINK_TEXT:

driver.find_element(By.LINK_TEXT, "Abc")

Using XPATH:

driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//div[@class='elig-item']//a[@class='favorite-link ' and text()='Abc']").click()

Ideally, to click on the element you need to induce WebDriverWait for the element_to_be_clickable() and you can use either of the following Locator Strategies:

Using LINK_TEXT:

WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.LINK_TEXT, "Abc"))).click()

Using XPATH:

WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//div[@class='elig-item']//a[@class='favorite-link ' and text()='Abc']"))).click()

Note: You have to add the following imports :

from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

answered Feb 11, 2021 at 6:47

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Mush Over a year ago

It still can't find the element. Also tried the Webdriverwait. I keep getting Timeout. Increased the time. No success yet! This is weird, should have worked by now. Thanks though.

Mush Over a year ago

I think the whole block is embedded in an iFrame. That's why I couldn't access

JaSON · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-11 12:34:08Z

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 driver.find_element_by_link_text("Abc").click()

Just click the tag with the link text Abc.

 driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[text()='Abc']").click()

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Mush Over a year ago

I tried that. But does not work. I guess because there is also class="favorite-link " . Probably i will have to use xpath. But don't know how to use it.

Arundeep Chohan Over a year ago

You can just grab the xpath from the developer console by inspecting it and right click copy xpath.

Arundeep Chohan Over a year ago

You can just need to add div[@id='']/ to the above in the xpath for it to work.

Mush Over a year ago

I have also tried that the xpath i copied was browser.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="favId2861963"]/a').click() , but didn't work. says element wasn't found. Thanks though!

Mush Over a year ago

That block is embedded in an iFrame. That's why I couldn't access. Had to switch to that frame.

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