How to click on second element from list of web element in python selenium?

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el = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//div[contains(@class,'statsprogramsgridmodal')]//div[contains(@class,'ui-grid-icon-ok')]")

I have written above xpath to find the web element. It gives me three result. I want to click on second web element. Could you please tell me how it can be done in python selenium?

Which second element? Sibling? Can you give us an html example please. — Wandrille
– Wandrille, Commented Oct 6, 2017 at 10:13

Florent B. · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-06 11:03:54Z

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with an xpath returning the 2nd match from all results :

el = driver.find_element_by_xpath(
  "(//div[contains(@class,'statsprogramsgridmodal')]//div[contains(@class,'ui-grid-icon-ok')])[2]")

with an xpath returning the 2nd child from the same level :

el = driver.find_element_by_xpath(
  "//div[contains(@class,'statsprogramsgridmodal')]//div[contains(@class,'ui-grid-icon-ok')][2]")

or with an xpath returning multiple elements:

el = driver.find_elements_by_xpath(
  "//div[contains(@class,'statsprogramsgridmodal')]//div[contains(@class,'ui-grid-icon-ok')]")[1]

or with a css selector returning multiple elements:

el = driver.find_elements_by_css_selector(
  "div[class*='statsprogramsgridmodal'] div[class*='ui-grid-icon-ok']")[1]

edited Oct 6, 2017 at 11:03

answered Oct 6, 2017 at 10:33

Florent B.

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Shoaib Akhtar Over a year ago

Your first solution did work for me. Only problem is index numbering. For my case if I set [2] index after xpath, it selects the 3rd element and [1] select the second element and [0] index select the first one. You just change it, I will accept your answer

Florent B. Over a year ago

@Shoaib Akhtar, an XPath takes a base 1 index and the command returns a base 0 array. Could you check it again. Be aware that (//xxx/xxx)[2] returns the second result while //xxx/xxx[2] returns the 2nd child.

Shoaib Akhtar Over a year ago

Thanks for the explanation. I was not putting the xpath in braces driver.find_element_by_xpath("(//xxx/xxx)[2]"). Your solution is working well. Thanks

Wandrille · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-06 10:21:16Z

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you can try:

driver.find_element_by_xpath('//yourXpath/following-sibling::node()').click()

or

driver.find_element_by_xpath('//yourXpath/following-sibling::theTag').click()

Where the theTag is whatever you want: div, tr, ul, ...

edited Oct 6, 2017 at 10:21

answered Oct 6, 2017 at 10:15

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