Finding the hidden text in xpath Python

Question

I wish I could get the text below but what I got is ''.

Any tips to go further? This is my code and the following is from the source page.

x = element.find_elements_by_xpath('//*[@id="detailsContent"]/div[2]/ul/li[5]/span[3]')[0].text
<span class="text-sm md:text-base text-primary cursor-pointer hover:underline" onclick="$(this).swapWithNext();gaTrack('Interact', 'MoreDetails-Show', 'NAICS Code', 1, true);">show</span>
<span class="text-sm md:text-base hidden">332992, Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing</span>

Any chance you could provide a link to the page or the full src (html) for the page? If not, it's impossible to rule out why either: A.which part of your xpath isn't working properly, or B. The text you're trying to scrape isn't grabbed by the default .text attribute (I don't think this is the issue). Additionally, you may want to try the find by class method instead. — JattCode113
– JattCode113, Commented Mar 19, 2020 at 21:51

0m3r · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-19 22:00:17Z

1

To get the text, try using get_attribute("innerHTML")

Example

x = element.find_elements_by_xpath(
    '//*[@id="detailsContent"]/div[2]/ul/li[5]/span[3]'
).get_attribute("innerHTML")

answered Mar 19, 2020 at 22:00

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