Using python selenium driver to download pdf file

Question

i am trying to download a pdf file('DOWNLOAD PRODUCT CATALOGUE') from the link steel. using python xpath to achieve this. but getting syntax errors. tried all permutations and combinations. the code what i have tried is as follows:

    import time
    from selenium import webdriver
    driver = webdriver.Chrome('c:/windows/chromedriver.exe')  # Optional argument, if not specified will search path.
    driver.get("https://sail.co.in/en/products/sail-structural-sections")
    time.sleep(5) # Let the user actually see something!
    elem =driver.find_element_by_xpath('//a[text()='Download Product Catalogue']//parent::div[@class='toppdf_brochure pdfbrochure']')
    elem.click()
    time.sleep(5) # Let the user actually see something!
    driver.quit()

You can't have a series of single quotes in a string or python will treat it as several strings. To begin troubleshooting try changing the two outermost ' in your xpath string to " — Chris
– Chris, Commented Nov 1, 2020 at 14:16

Sushil · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-01 14:42:22Z

1

Try this xpath:

elem =driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[contains(text(), 'Download Product Catalogue')]")

Full code:

import time
from selenium import webdriver
driver = webdriver.Chrome('c:/windows/chromedriver.exe')  # Optional argument, if not specified will search path.
driver.get("https://sail.co.in/en/products/sail-structural-sections")
time.sleep(5) # Let the user actually see something!
elem =driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[contains(text(), 'Download Product Catalogue')]")
elem.click()
time.sleep(5) # Let the user actually see something!
driver.quit()

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answered Nov 1, 2020 at 14:42

Sushil

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