How to get the href value when it is in JavaScript using Python + Selenium

Question

In the above HTML, I would like to get the Value "INC3000...". But if I use get_attribute() the value returned is None as it is rendered in JavaScript during runtime.

How can I get the value of "href=javascript:" (INC30000004609 (New))?

Update the question with a bit more of the outerHTML so the element with text as INC30000004609 can be uniquely identified. — undetected Selenium
– undetected Selenium, Commented Aug 3, 2018 at 9:36

MatrixTXT · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-14 01:27:00Z

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You need to use explicit wait for the result ready. JS rendered element cannot be obtained without waiting. Neither simple requests, nor selenium without waiting.

wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 10)
element = wait.until(element_has_text(By.XPATH, '//a[contains(@class, "btn")]'))    
class element_has_text(object):

    def __init__(self, locator, css_class):
        self.locator = locator

    def __call__(self, driver):
        element = driver.find_element(*self.locator)   # Finding the referenced element
        if element.text:
            return element
        else:
            return False

edited Aug 14, 2018 at 1:27

answered Aug 3, 2018 at 8:27

MatrixTXT

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