How do I select this element with Python Selenium Webdriver? [duplicate]

Question

So I'm trying to click a link if it contains this string somewhere in its html. Here is the HTML:

        <span class="_3A9bf_kZ6VBA2VBRND5gvf">r/smashbros</span>

I'm trying to click the link if it contains the word "smash" somewhere in the element, how would I go about this? I know I can easily do

driver.find_element_by_class_name("_3A9bf_kZ6VBA2VBRND5gvf").click()

I'm trying to find a way more dynamic way to find the element, since there is a chance that the element might not be there. Any help is appreciated.

DMart · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-28 16:41:56Z

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try:
    driver.find_element_by_xpath("//span[contains(text(),'smash')]")
except NoSuchElementException as e:
    print('No Such Element found')

answered Nov 28, 2020 at 16:41

DMart

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