Opening new tab from string url

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So I'm trying to open a new tab on Chrome where the URL is a string. I'm doing it this way because neither Action Chains or Keys seem to work. The purpose of this code is to open a new tab from a selected element but I can't seem to open a new page with the correct website.

from selenium import webdriver 
from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
import time
import random

chromedriver = "\Program Files\webdrivers/chromedriver"

driver = webdriver.Chrome(chromedriver)

driver.get("https://google.com")

time.sleep(3)

for a in driver.find_elements_by_xpath('//*[@id="prm"]/div/a'):
    A = str(a.get_attribute('href'))
    driver.execute_script("window.open('A');")

Is the xpath correct for the given url [google.com]? could not locate any such locator. — Dhamo
– Dhamo, Commented Nov 15, 2018 at 19:25
It is from the dutch google website but you can use any valid xpath. I just looking to make it work — Lourenço Saint-Maurice
– Lourenço Saint-Maurice, Commented Nov 15, 2018 at 20:18

JeffC · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-15 23:56:02Z

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You are opening a new window with the URL of 'A'. It's being treated as a string because you aren't passing in the variable, just a letter. Try

driver.execute_script("window.open(arguments[0]);", A)

edited Nov 15, 2018 at 23:56

answered Nov 15, 2018 at 19:56

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JeffC Over a year ago

I accidentally left in the single quotes around arguments[0]. I've updated the answer... it works now.

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-15 20:32:58Z

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To open the hrefs in seperate TABs the correct syntax would be:

for a in driver.find_elements_by_xpath('//*[@id="prm"]/div/a'):
    A = str(a.get_attribute('href'))
    driver.execute_script("window.open('" + A +"');")

answered Nov 15, 2018 at 20:32

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Lourenço Saint-Maurice Over a year ago

Is there a way to close that same tab and return to the initial? This is, without closing the whole browser?

undetected Selenium Over a year ago

@LourençoSaint-Maurice Of-coarse there is a much cleaner way to close the newly opened tab and retain focus on the initial tab without closing the whole browser.

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