Click a href button with selenium and python?

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I have one button from one LinkedIn page with this code:

<div class="primary-action-button"><a class="primary-action label" href="/requestList?displayProposal=&amp;destID=39959446&amp;creationType=DC&amp;authToken=Yr4_&amp;authType=OUT_OF_NETWORK&amp;trk=vsrp_people_res_pri_act&amp;trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2998448551382744275729%2CVSRPtargetId%3A39959446%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary">Send InMail</a></div>

Is there any way to click on an element just by its href link? Thanks

Ben Smith · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-02 22:21:58Z

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Using selenium you could use the following code:

driver.find_element_by_link_text("Send InMail").click()

edited Apr 2, 2018 at 22:21

answered Oct 25, 2013 at 23:51

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Findios Over a year ago

I get an error: 'WebDriver' object has no attribute 'findElement'

Findios Over a year ago

fix it by using .find_element_by_link_text. Thanks.

cacti5 · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-17 16:12:08Z

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The above answer driver.findElement(By.linkText("Send InMail")).click(); is in Java. In python, use find_element_by_link_text:

driver.find_element_by_link_text('Send InMail').click()

or something like this is sometimes helpful

driver.find_element_by_partial_link_text('Send').click()

edited May 17, 2018 at 16:12

answered Jan 26, 2016 at 14:14

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