Parsing html using Selenium - class name contains spaces

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I'm trying to parse some html using Selenium. The problem is that it raises error in case the class name contains spaces.

Here is the tag I'm searching for: <p class="p0 ng-binding">text</p>

I've tried these two options:

result.find_element_by_class_name('departure').find_element_by_css_selector('p.p0 ng-binding').text 

result.find_element_by_class_name('departure').find_element_by_class_name('p0 ng-binding').text 

>>> selenium.common.exceptions.InvalidSelectorException: Message: The given selector p0 ng-binding is either invalid or does not result in a WebElement. The following error occurred:
InvalidSelectorError: Compound class names not permitted

Could anybody give me a hint?

That's two class names.

stark
– stark

2015-06-20 12:01:54 +00:00
Commented Jun 20, 2015 at 12:01 — stark
– stark, Commented Jun 20, 2015 at 12:01
An do you know how to find the class?

Milano
– Milano

2015-06-20 12:04:33 +00:00
Commented Jun 20, 2015 at 12:04 — Milano
– Milano, Commented Jun 20, 2015 at 12:04

eee · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-20 12:09:36Z

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The p element has two classes: p0 and ng-binding.

Try this selector:

find_element_by_css_selector('p.p0.ng-binding')

answered Jun 20, 2015 at 12:09

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Vicky · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-20 11:57:24Z

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This issue Compound class names not permitted occurs because the class name has multiple words you can resolve this by using the below css-selectors

CssSelector("[class*='p0 ng-binding']"); //or
CssSelector("[class='p0 ng-binding']");

Hope this helps you.Kindly get back if you have any queries

answered Jun 20, 2015 at 11:57

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:34:06Z

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As @eee pointed out, to check multiple classes in a CSS selector, join them with dots:

p.p0.ng-binding

The problem with that though is that ng-binding class is not a good choice to base your locator on. Instead, check the p0 class only:

p.p0

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:34

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answered Jun 20, 2015 at 13:04

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