Python Selenium Click button inside span tag using button text

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The html text below exits on a page. I am trying to have selenium click the button that this tag is referring to. I can not search this href because the id for given app is unknown and link will always have a different id. I have to click on this button by locating it by text inside button which is "New Database/Server"

<a class="btn btn-primary" data-turbo-frame="modal" href="/repo/servers/new?repo_application_id=280"><svg class="bi flex-shrink-0 me-2" height="24" role="img" width="24"><use href="#icon_database-plus"></use></svg><span class="pe-3">New Database/Server</span></a>

How do I have the driver go to this href link?

KunduK · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-16 00:45:04Z

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Use following xpath to click on the button.

driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//a[.//span[text()='New Database/Server']]").click()

or use link_text

driver.find_element(By.LINK_TEXT, "New Database/Server").click()

answered Mar 16, 2022 at 0:45

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Leo Torres Over a year ago

Both scripts worked!

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