How do I find an element in Python[Selenium]

Question

I want to get the following element but I'm struggling to do so. I've tried by class, css_selector, etc.

<a href="http://www.google.ca" target="_blank" class="btn visit__link">
"Visit this Webpage"
<br>
"for more content!"
</a>
<br>
<small>Opens in a new window.</small>
</div>
</section>

I've tried the following code, but it doesn't seem to work:

web = browser.find_element(By.cssSelector("a[class='btn visit__link']")).click()

have you tried By.cssSelector('.visit__link')?

Dan Oberlam
– Dan Oberlam

2015-07-16 17:21:33 +00:00
Commented Jul 16, 2015 at 17:21 — Dan Oberlam
– Dan Oberlam, Commented Jul 16, 2015 at 17:21
This doesn't look like the Python driver of Selenium.

Malik Brahimi
– Malik Brahimi

2015-07-16 17:27:39 +00:00
Commented Jul 16, 2015 at 17:27 — Malik Brahimi
– Malik Brahimi, Commented Jul 16, 2015 at 17:27
browser.find_element_by_class_name('visit__link')

Malik Brahimi
– Malik Brahimi

2015-07-16 17:29:52 +00:00
Commented Jul 16, 2015 at 17:29 — Malik Brahimi
– Malik Brahimi, Commented Jul 16, 2015 at 17:29

alecxe · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-17 02:49:11Z

1

One option would be to locate the link by the class name as @Malik suggested:

browser.find_element_by_class_name('visit__link')

or with a CSS selector:

browser.find_element_by_css_selector('a.visit__link')

Or, you can also locate the link by the partial link text:

browser.find_element_by_partial_link_text('Visit this Webpage')

You may also need to wait for the button to become visible:

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

wait = WebDriverWait(browser, 10)

link = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.PARTIAL_LINK_TEXT, "Visit this Webpage")))
link.click()

edited Jul 17, 2015 at 2:49

answered Jul 16, 2015 at 17:43

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Throwaway012 Over a year ago

Why am I getting this error: wait = WebdriverWait(browser, 10) NameError: name 'WebdriverWait' is not defined

alecxe Over a year ago

@Throwaway012 sure, it was a typo, fixed.

LagiNatoRRR · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-20 10:55:16Z

0

Try this selector:

By.cssSelector("a[class*='visit__link']")

answered Jul 20, 2015 at 10:55

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