How do I identify this button using python selenium?

Question

The button is the "View All Suggestions" Button.

So I need to write line like:

browser.find_element_by_css_selector("something here").click()

And it doesn't have to be by css. This is just an example. Any method that words will do.

Please don't post screenshots of code. Take a look at selenium-python.readthedocs.io/locating-elements.html. It highlights some locator methods that should suit you (e.g. find_element_by_id or find_element_by_class_name). — orde
– orde, Commented May 3, 2019 at 0:23
Is there a reason you have to select the element by its css? There are other ways to select an element, such as by html tag type, html id, visible text, and so on. — John Gordon
– John Gordon, Commented May 3, 2019 at 2:10
@JohnGordon there is no restriction on how to select the element. it could be css or other methods. If you know how using other methods, then please submit an answer — Bear Bile Farming is Torture
– Bear Bile Farming is Torture, Commented May 3, 2019 at 2:13

Ji Wei · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-03 01:21:43Z

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To click on the first occurrence, use this:

browser.find_element_by_xpath('//a//*[contains(text(),"View All Suggestions")]').click()

To click on n-th occurrence, use this:

elements = browser.find_elements_by_xpath('//a//*[contains(text(),"View All Suggestions")]')
elements[3].click() # <-- Click on the 3rd occurrence if it exists.`

edited May 3, 2019 at 1:21

answered May 3, 2019 at 0:27

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Bear Bile Farming is Torture Over a year ago

Didn't work. selenium.common.exceptions.NoSuchElementException

Ji Wei Over a year ago

Can you paste the HTML code? That will help us greatly :)

Bear Bile Farming is Torture Over a year ago

I don't know how to do that. Isn't that is what I have in the picture?

Bear Bile Farming is Torture Over a year ago

I've added another picture

Ji Wei Over a year ago

I've updated my solution. It will click on the first occurrence of "View All Suggestions". If you need to click on the other occurrences you will need to use .find_elements_by_xpath() to store all occurrences in a list and click on the one that you want.

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