How to compare strings in Python and selenium

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If the text i am printing from that element is the correct the code just passes over it

     for items2 in ListaPlajePariuri:
         NumePlaje = items2.find_element_by_class_name(
                                    'KambiBC-bet-offer-category__title js-bet-offer-category-title')
         TotalGoluri = items2.find_elements_by_class_name(
                                    'KambiBC-bet-offer-subcategory KambiBC-bet-offer-subcategory--overunder')
         print(NumePlaje.text)


         if NumePlaje.text == 'Timp regulamentar' :
             input("why will you not work?")
             NumePlaje.click()

here is a printscreen with the output from print(NumePlaje.text), which seems to be good

Maybe the text has a trailing space? Try printing it like this: print('|%s|' % NumePlaje.text) — John Gordon
– John Gordon, Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 15:02
Printscreen output is hard to read. When you post text in your SO questions please do it the way you did you Python code. — Bill Bell
– Bill Bell, Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 15:04
Following the idea of @JohnGordon, you could test for that string using if 'Timp regulamentar' in NumePlaje.text:. This way it wouldn't matter what else is in NumePlaje.text. — Bill Bell
– Bill Bell, Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 15:07
@JohnGordon this is the new output |Timp regulamentar |, and i tried to compare it with this one and still passes over it — Rius2
– Rius2, Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 15:08
@BillBell your suggestion worked, if you write an answer i will accept it, thanks — Rius2
– Rius2, Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 15:13

Bill Bell · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-17 15:32:14Z

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I will withdraw this answer if John Gordon indicates that he wants to answer.

John Gordon pointed out that the variable NumePlaje.text might have trailing white space. This being the case, a simple test for NumePlaje.text == 'Timp regulamentar' would fail even if the variable contained that string.

Then a test for the presence of this string should be:

if 'Timp regulamentar' in NumePlaje.text:

This version of the if asks whether the string appears anywhere within the variable.

answered Sep 17, 2017 at 15:32

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