Python and Selenium xpath for selecting with multiple conditions

Question

I have the following code in selenium but continue to get a syntax error. I'm trying to select an element based on multiple conditions.

choices = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//div[contains(.,'5') and [contains(@class, 'option')]]")$

Thanks for any help you can give.

Garniture

What error are you getting ? – Chronon

try //div[contains(.,'5') and contains(@class, 'option')] – Expertism

Answer 1

As per the xpath you have shared as follows :

choices = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//div[contains(.,'5') and [contains(@class, 'option')]]")$

You need to consider a few facts :

• The multiple conditions for selecting the <div> tag can't be within nested []. Either you have to specify within one [] or within multiple []s.
• The xpath shouldn't end with unwanted characters e.g $

Solution

You can rewrite the xpath in either of the following ways :

choices = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//div[contains(.,'5') and contains(@class, 'option')]")
# or
choices = driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//div[contains(.,'5')][contains(@class, 'option')]")

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Answer 2

Here's an example without using "contains()":

driver.find_element(By.XPATH, '//input[@name="name" and @value="value"]')

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