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For the following HTML:

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Why does the following XPath doesn't work:

//option[value='0']

Is it related to value or to option element?

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    Next time, please post text, formatted as code, not an image of your markup. Thanks. Commented Feb 3, 2022 at 16:54

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//option[value='0']

is not a valid selector incase you are attempting to identify/select the respective <option> element using Selenium.

Solution

You can use either of the Locator Strategies:

  • xpath:

    //option[@value='0']

  • css_selector:

    option[value='0']

tl; dr

Why should I ever use CSS selectors as opposed to XPath for automated testing?

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Change

//option[value='0']

to

//option[@value='0']

because value is an attribute, not an element.

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Your current xpath is searching for an option element with a child element value which in turn has contents 0. What you actually want to find is an option element with an attribute value with value 0:

//option[@value='0']
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I thought that in order to search for a child i should use /
@Eitanos30: AakashM (+1) (and all answerers, in fact) have explained that value selects a child element; @value selects an attribute. Your markup has value as an attribute, so use @.

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