python selenium - locating a text on a website, and storing it in a variable

Question

https://gyazo.com/9f153457558977341c95019206010e00 This is the one text I want to store in a variable from the website. How do I do that? This is what I came up with:

text = browser.find_elements_by_css_selector('.vip-additional-text > *:nth-child(1) > p')
print(text)

output:

[]

It returns an empty list for some reason, can anyone help me please?

Moshisho · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-13 14:45:29Z

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If you want the text and not the webElement you should try:

text = browser.find_element_by_class_name("vip-additional-text").text

answered Nov 13, 2016 at 14:45

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Sebastian Nielsen Over a year ago

thanks, but what if I only wanted the first. line, the first <p> "some text in here</p>

Moshisho Over a year ago

No problem ;) yes it can be done... I don't have a working example right now in python, but it's a subject for a different question with more details...

Sebastian Nielsen Over a year ago

The code you showed me prints it all out on the side. I only wanted the first line. How do I all the other stuff apart from it?

Moshisho Over a year ago

You need to parse the text to get what you want, for example if you want only the first line it's something like: text.splitlines()[0]

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