How to click on all connect button in linkedin with python & selenium?

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I made linked in connecting script but he is clicking on my class button now my error is how to click on all connect button?

how can I click on all connect button?

here is my code:

#search

click_search = WebDriverWait(driver, 50).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "/html[1]/body[1]/header[1]/div[1]/form[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/artdeco-typeahead-deprecated[1]/artdeco-typeahead-deprecated-input[1]/input[1]"))).send_keys("pyt")
time.sleep(.2)
click_search = WebDriverWait(driver, 50).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "/html[1]/body[1]/header[1]/div[1]/form[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/artdeco-typeahead-deprecated[1]/artdeco-typeahead-deprecated-input[1]/input[1]"))).send_keys("hon")
time.sleep(.2)
click_search = WebDriverWait(driver, 50).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "/html[1]/body[1]/header[1]/div[1]/form[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/artdeco-typeahead-deprecated[1]/artdeco-typeahead-deprecated-input[1]/input[1]"))).send_keys(Keys.ENTER)
click_people = WebDriverWait(driver, 50).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "/html[1]/body[1]/div[5]/div[7]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[1]/button[1]/span[1]"))).click()
click_connect = WebDriverWait(driver, 50).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "/html[1]/body[1]/div[5]/div[7]/div[4]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/button[1]"))).click()
click_done = WebDriverWait(driver, 50).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "/html[1]/body[1]/div[5]/div[8]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[2]/button[2]"))).click()

So... where is your error?

Wonka
– Wonka

2019-07-31 10:57:11 +00:00
Commented Jul 31, 2019 at 10:57 — Wonka
– Wonka, Commented Jul 31, 2019 at 10:57
How can I click on all connect button

user11759165
– user11759165

2019-07-31 11:53:49 +00:00
Commented Jul 31, 2019 at 11:53 — user11759165
– user11759165, Commented Jul 31, 2019 at 11:53

Dmitri T · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-31 12:50:03Z

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Using absolute XPath locators is not the best idea as it makes them very fragile and sensitive to any DOM change

The recommended locator strategy is using ID where possible, however when IDs are absent or dynamic it's better to come up with an alternative way.

For example you can stick to button text.

Compare your XPath expression for People:

/html[1]/body[1]/div[5]/div[7]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[1]/button[1]/span[1]

with this one:

//span[text()='People']

And both expressions are basically matching the same element:

So you can fetch all Connect buttons using find_elements_by_xpath() function like:

connect_buttons = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//button[text()='Connect']")

for connect_button in connect_buttons:
    print(connect_button.get_attribute("aria-label"))

References:

edited Jul 31, 2019 at 12:50

answered Jul 31, 2019 at 12:09

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user11759165 Over a year ago

error: Traceback (most recent call last): File ".\linked_conecting_script.py", line 93, in <module> for connect_button in connect_buttons: TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

Dmitri T Over a year ago

use find_elements_by_xpath function

user11759165 Over a year ago

still getting when he click on connect button and giving a traceback error

user11759165 Over a year ago

Bro Now How Can I click on the done button because when he click on connect button getting traceback error

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