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I am trying to get the ID of a web element that contains the word 'Search'. After doing some research I got this:

elementid = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[contains(text(), 'Search')]").__getattribute__("id")

The ID that should be returning is 'header-search-bar' but I get this: 1f7b49b1-1f8c-4a38-b466-a7eca3d2ff0b

What did I do wrong? What is the meaning of the string that is being returned?

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  • We can't possibly know on what kind of input are you trying this. Can you append it to your question ? Commented Mar 19, 2021 at 0:22

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try to use get_attribute instead getattribute:

elementid = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[contains(text(), 'Search')]").get_attribute("id")
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I tried that but it returns an empty string.
@EvanMiller try .get_attribute('value')
@EvanMiller make screenshort of your element and it's value, please
<input class="gNO89b" value="Google Search" aria-label="Google Search" name="btnK" type="submit" data-ved="0ahUKEwjCovmIzbrvAhWORjABHSTFBHAQ4dUDCA0">
There is not 'header-search-bar' . Vova tried as he could.
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You are probably talking about a different attribute - data-ved. There is no attribute id. Also, as I understand, you want to get text. Try the following:

your_attribute = driver.find_element_by_css_selector(".gLFyf.gsfi").get_attribute("data-ved")

To get text:

yout_text = driver. find_element_by_css_selector(".gLFyf.gsfi").text

Or

your_text = driver.find_element_by_css_selector(".gLFyf.gsfi").get_attribute("value")
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