Find element by tag name in Selenium Python - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to find the first <button> element on the page.

Selenium Python

button = driver.find_element(By.[1], "button")

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ANAME

BID

CCLASS_NAME

DTAG_NAME

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using By.ID or By.CLASS_NAME instead of By.TAG_NAME.

Forgetting to import By from selenium.webdriver.common.by.

To find an element by its tag name, use By.TAG_NAME in Selenium.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to find all <div> elements on the page.

Selenium Python

divs = driver.find_elements(By.[1], "div")

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ATAG_NAME

BNAME

CCLASS_NAME

DCSS_SELECTOR

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using find_element instead of find_elements to get multiple elements.

Using wrong locator type like CLASS_NAME for tag name search.

Use find_elements with By.TAG_NAME to get all elements with a specific tag.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to find the <h1> element by tag name.

Selenium Python

header = driver.find_element(By.[1], "h1")

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ATAG_NAME

BCLASS_NAME

CID

DNAME

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using By.CLASS_NAME or By.ID when searching by tag name.

Typos in the locator string.

The correct locator for tag name is By.TAG_NAME, not CLASS_NAME or others.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to find all <li> elements and get the text of the first one.

Selenium Python

items = driver.find_elements(By.[1], "li")
first_text = items[[2]].text

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ATAG_NAME

B0

C1

DCLASS_NAME

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using index 1 instead of 0 to get the first element.

Using wrong locator like CLASS_NAME for tag name search.

Use By.TAG_NAME to find elements by tag, and index 0 to get the first item.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to find the first <a> element, get its href attribute, and check it contains 'http'.

Selenium Python

link = driver.find_element(By.[1], "a")
href = link.get_attribute([2])
assert [3] in href

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ATAG_NAME

B"href"

C"http"

D"src"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'src' instead of 'href' for link attribute.

Checking for 'src' or wrong substring in href.

Using wrong locator instead of TAG_NAME.

Find by tag name 'a', get 'href' attribute, and check if 'http' is in the href string.

Practice

1. What does find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'button') do in Selenium Python?

easy

A. Finds all <button> elements on the page

B. Finds elements by their ID 'button'

C. Finds elements by their class name 'button'

D. Finds the first <button> element on the page

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the method used

   The method find_element returns the first matching element found.

2. Step 2: Understand the locator type

   Using By.TAG_NAME with 'button' searches for the first <button> tag element.

3. Final Answer:

   Finds the first <button> element on the page -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   find_element + TAG_NAME = first matching tag element [OK]

Hint: find_element + TAG_NAME finds only the first matching tag [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing find_element with find_elements
• Using class name or ID instead of tag name
• Expecting all elements instead of first only

2. Which of the following is the correct syntax to find all p elements using Selenium Python?

easy

A. driver.find_element_by_tag_name('p')

B. driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'p')

C. driver.find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, 'p')

D. driver.find_elements_by_class_name('p')

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify method for multiple elements

   To get all matching elements, use find_elements (plural).

2. Step 2: Use correct locator for tag name

   Use By.TAG_NAME with the tag string 'p'.

3. Final Answer:

   driver.find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, 'p') -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   find_elements + TAG_NAME = all matching tags [OK]

Hint: Use find_elements (plural) to get all elements by tag [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using find_element instead of find_elements
• Using deprecated find_element_by_tag_name syntax
• Confusing class name locator with tag name

3. Given the HTML:

<div>
  <button>Click</button>
  <button>Submit</button>
</div>

What will driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'button').text return?

medium

A. "ClickSubmit"

B. "Click"

C. "Submit"

D. Throws NoSuchElementException

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand find_element behavior

   It returns the first matching element by tag name, which is the first <button> with text "Click".

2. Step 2: Access the text property

   The .text attribute returns the visible text inside that element, which is "Click".

3. Final Answer:

   "Click" -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   First button text = "Click" [OK]

Hint: find_element returns first tag; .text shows its text content [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Assuming it returns all buttons' text combined
• Confusing find_element with find_elements
• Expecting an exception when element exists

4. You wrote this code:

element = driver.find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, 'img')

But you get an error when trying element.click(). What is the problem?

medium

A. find_elements returns a list, not a single element

B. The tag name 'img' is invalid

C. click() cannot be used on images

D. You must use find_element instead of find_elements

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand return type of find_elements

   find_elements returns a list of WebElements, not a single element.

2. Step 2: Identify why click() fails

   Calling click() on a list causes an error because lists don't have click method.

3. Final Answer:

   find_elements returns a list, not a single element -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   find_elements = list, cannot call click() directly [OK]

Hint: find_elements returns list; call click() on list item, not list [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Calling click() on list instead of element
• Confusing find_element and find_elements return types
• Assuming all tags support click() without checking

5. You want to click the second button on a page. Which code correctly finds and clicks it using tag name?

hard

A. buttons = driver.find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, 'button')
buttons[1].click()

B. button = driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'button')
button[1].click()

C. button = driver.find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, 'button')
button.click()

D. buttons = driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'button')
buttons.click()

Solution

1. Step 1: Use find_elements to get all buttons

   Use find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, 'button') to get a list of all button elements.

2. Step 2: Access second button and click

   Index 1 accesses the second button (0-based index), then call click() on it.

3. Final Answer:

   buttons = driver.find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, 'button') buttons[1].click() -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   find_elements + index + click = correct usage [OK]

Hint: Use find_elements, index second item, then click [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using find_element and indexing it like a list
• Calling click() on list instead of element
• Using wrong index (like 2 instead of 1 for second element)