How to click on a label tag within nested divs in Selenium Python

Question

I am trying to click on an 'Select all' label on a website but I am having troubles. The HTML has it the label nested within several divs. HTML Example here.

I have tried various XPATH examples but nothing actually clicks the element. Any ideas?

Here is my latest attempt:

driver.find_element(By.XPATH,"//div//label[contains(., 'Select all')]")strong text

UPDATE

I was able to select the options individually with the following code:

select_element = driver.find_element(By.ID,'availableList')
select_object = Select(select_element)


all_available_options = select_object.options
count_of_options = len(all_available_options)
for x in range(count_of_options):
    select_object.select_by_index(x)

how many element does it identify with xpath //div//label[contains(., 'Select all')] — Sonali Das
– Sonali Das, Commented Sep 6, 2022 at 23:50
@SonaliDas - I have not counted the number of elements. I should have been more specific with the other attempts that I tried. For example, there is an ID associated with the label I am trying to select so I first tried driver.find_element(By.ID,'availableAll').click(). The behavior is the same with the XPATH code. — bemery777
– bemery777, Commented Sep 7, 2022 at 13:52
@toyotaSupra - There is not actually any errors in this case. The code I thought would work is driver.find_element(By.ID,'availableAll').click(). The div that contains the label shifts a little when the code is executed, but it is not selected and there is no error. I will take your advice on posting the code next time. Thank you. — bemery777
– bemery777, Commented Sep 7, 2022 at 13:55

codewithme · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-07 13:35:08Z

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It has unique ID you can use that instead of XPATH.

driver.find_element(By.ID,'availableAll').click()

or you can use full XPATH it will work.

answered Sep 7, 2022 at 13:35

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bemery777 Over a year ago

Thank you for your reply. I tried that initially and it did not work. I just tried again to make sure I didn't do something wrong the first time. What is strange is that the entire div shifts position a bit when that code is executed. I have tried several other options that affect the div in the same way but the 'Select all' is never selected.

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