How do I identify these buttons using python selenium?

Question

So these blue buttons with the crosses next to the profiles, how do I write a line of code to return a list of all of these buttons.

Something like:

buttons = browser.find_element_by_css_selector("something here")

or

buttons = browser.find_elements_by_xpath("something here")

or whatelse find_elements_by_... that works

Please don't post pics of html. Use the snippet tool available via edit — QHarr
– QHarr, Commented May 4, 2019 at 21:57

supputuri · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-04 04:57:44Z

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I see there are multiple buttons mostly with the same class, so ypu have to use

Then iterate through all of them.

Here is the xpath

buttons = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//span[@class='ui_button_icon']")
for button in buttons:
    button.click()

If you want to click specific button you can use either index or relative button to other element like person name.

# clicking on 2nd button
driver.find_element_by_xpath("(//span[@class='ui_button_icon'])[2]").click()

Here is the css

span.ui_button_icon

You can apply same logic to click on nth element using nth-of-type.

answered May 4, 2019 at 1:05

supputuri

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