Python and Selenium xpath for selecting with multiple conditions

Question

I have the following code in selenium but continue to get a syntax error. I'm trying to select an element based on multiple conditions.

choices = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//div[contains(.,'5') and [contains(@class, 'option')]]")$

Thanks for any help you can give.

What error are you getting ?

Ankur Singh
– Ankur Singh

2018-03-24 09:02:58 +00:00
Commented Mar 24, 2018 at 9:02 — Ankur Singh
– Ankur Singh, Commented Mar 24, 2018 at 9:02
try //div[contains(.,'5') and contains(@class, 'option')]

Naveen Kumar R B
– Naveen Kumar R B

2018-03-24 11:11:52 +00:00
Commented Mar 24, 2018 at 11:11 — Naveen Kumar R B
– Naveen Kumar R B, Commented Mar 24, 2018 at 11:11

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-24 21:18:43Z

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As per the xpath you have shared as follows :

choices = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//div[contains(.,'5') and [contains(@class, 'option')]]")$

You need to consider a few facts :

The multiple conditions for selecting the <div> tag can't be within nested []. Either you have to specify within one [] or within multiple []s.
The xpath shouldn't end with unwanted characters e.g $

Solution

You can rewrite the xpath in either of the following ways :

choices = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//div[contains(.,'5') and contains(@class, 'option')]")
# or
choices = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//div[contains(.,'5')][contains(@class, 'option')]")

answered Mar 24, 2018 at 21:18

undetected Selenium

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grantr · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-02 01:42:53Z

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Here's an example without using "contains()":

driver.find_element(By.XPATH, '//input[@name="name" and @value="value"]')

answered Sep 2, 2022 at 1:42

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