Python Selinium Javascript button download file

Question

I'm attempting to download this file. It looks like the request is handled server side so there isn't any download link per se.

I've tried a bunch of things, including:

result = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//span[contains(@class,'CaptionLinkText')]").text

But I really feel like I'm out of my element (no pun intended) with this.

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kirbycope · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-03 22:42:12Z

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Try driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[text()="Download"]')

This says, "starting anywhere //, give me any element *, whose [], text()="Download". Note that text is a function and not an attribute.

You can test the selector by opening [F12] DevTools going to the "Elements" tab, and doing ctrl+f to open the input to try things out.

I keep this handy for XPATH: https://devhints.io/xpath

answered Nov 3, 2021 at 22:42

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