selenium following element python

Question

I'm using selenium with python. I have some element that is a checkbox, and I want to click on it. My problem is with getting that element, I have only the text In my case <td>xxxxx</td> and I want to get the element above it (the previous element, he is not is father, they are only adjacent) I tried this:

driver.find_element_by_xpath("//input[@type='checkbox']/following::td[text()='xxxxx']").click()

but it didn't work.

When you are viewing the elements like in your picture, right click on the element you want and mouse over copy then click on xpath. Just a tip I wish I knew when I started using selenium — SPYBUG96
– SPYBUG96, Commented Nov 2, 2018 at 18:50

Navarasu · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-02 19:06:29Z

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You can navigate from td with following xpath

driver.find_element_by_xpath("//td[text()='xxxxx']/preceding-sibling::td[1]/input[@type='checkbox']").click()

or you can try with parent tag and navigate nth td which has input tag like

driver.find_element_by_xpath("//td[text()='xxxxx']/parent::tr/td[1]/input[@type='checkbox']").click()

edited Nov 2, 2018 at 19:06

answered Nov 2, 2018 at 18:50

Navarasu

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user8446864 Over a year ago

It's returning the first column of that row, not the preceding one (the one above it)

Navarasu Over a year ago

In your html example, i see input tag is present in first td column

user8446864 Over a year ago

yes, in that case its true. but I tried it on different element, and it was always returning the first column

Navarasu Over a year ago

I have updated with parent navigation and also update preceding sibiling, that will give immediate sibiling

Navarasu Over a year ago

Do u tried this "//td[text()='xxxxx']/preceding-sibling::td[1]/input[@type='checkbox']" ? i m 100% sure this will find immediate preceding sibiling. Please check it in developer console $x("//td[text()='xxxxx']/preceding-sibling::td[1]/input[@type='checkbox']")

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