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Bobby Wibowo
Bobby Wibowo

Reputation: 23

How to get <a>data only if start with '#' python

Hello im trying to get hashtags list from caption.. only will scraping data if only the data start with '#'

hashtags = driver.find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "li > div > div > div._a9zr > div._a9zs > span > a")

for tag in hashtags:
    print(tag.text)

it still mixed with @ data

@flutter_coding_
#softwareengineer
#iosdeveloper
#webdeveloper
#flutterdeveloper
#frontenddeveloper
#appdeveloper
#programming
#softwareengineer
#coding
#code
#100daysofcode
#javascript
#reactjs
#developer
#developerlife
#programminghumor
#coderlife
#python
#php
#desksetup
#appdevelopment
#uidesign
#frontend
#backenddeveloper
#codinggirl
#flutter

Upvotes: 0

Views: 55

Answers (2)

Md. Fazlul Hoque
Md. Fazlul Hoque

Reputation: 16187

You can use startswith() method to sort and to get the data items those contain only #

for tag in hashtags:
    if tag.startswith('#'):
        print(tag.text)

Try: At first,you have to invoke .text method then startswith()` method with if condition

for tag in hashtags:
    tag=tag.text
    if tag.startswith('#'):
        print(tag)

Upvotes: 2

Cardstdani
Cardstdani

Reputation: 5223

You cal filter the list with a comprehension:

hashtags = ["@flutter_coding_", "#softwareengineer", "#iosdeveloper"]
hashtags = [i for i in hashtags if i[0]=="#"]
print(hashtags )

Output:

['#softwareengineer', '#iosdeveloper']

Upvotes: 1

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