CODEWITHSUNDEEP
pythonseleniumxpath
Bronson77
Bronson77

Reputation: 299

Selenium / Python TypeError: 'WebElement' object is not iterable

I'm trying to print and/or write to file text inside a span tag from the following HTML. Only want it to find_element once, not find_elements since there's only one instance:

<div>
  <span class="test">2</span>
</div>

Below is the python code I'm using that is generating the "'WebElement' object is not iterable" error.

test = driver.find_element_by_xpath("/html/body/div")

for numberText in test:
numberTexts = numberText.find_element_by_class_name("test")

print(numberTexts.txt)

Upvotes: 4

Views: 12652

Answers (3)

SanV
SanV

Reputation: 945

single element will not be iterable. Try find_elements_by_xpath (pluralize element).

If there is only one instance, then simply use it without the for loop.

Upvotes: 0

Corey Goldberg
Corey Goldberg

Reputation: 60604

the error is pretty clear... the return value of find_element_by_xpath is a WebElement. You can't iterate a WebElement...

you have several other mistakes in your example code. You could rewrite the entire block of code as:

element = driver.find_element_by_class_name("test")
print(element.text)

Upvotes: -1

heemayl
heemayl

Reputation: 42037

You're getting a single element (first one) by:

driver.find_element_by_xpath("/html/body/div")

which is obviously not iterable.

For multiple elements i.e. to get an iterable, use:

driver.find_elements_by_xpath("/html/body/div")

Note the s after element.

Also check out the documentation.

Upvotes: 12

Related Questions