Why mastering selectors ensures reliability in Selenium Python - Test Your Understanding

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to find an element by its ID using Selenium in Python.

Selenium Python

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

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ATAG_NAME

BID

CNAME

DCLASS_NAME

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using class_name instead of id when the element has a unique ID.

The By.ID selector targets elements by their unique ID attribute, ensuring precise selection.

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medium

Complete the code to find all elements with a specific class name.

Selenium Python

elements = driver.find_elements(By.[1], "menu-item")

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AID

BXPATH

CCSS_SELECTOR

DCLASS_NAME

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Common Mistakes

Using find_element instead of find_elements when expecting multiple elements.

By.CLASS_NAME finds all elements with the given class, useful for multiple similar items.

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hard

Fix the error in the selector to correctly find a button with text 'Submit'.

Selenium Python

button = driver.find_element(By.[1], "//button[text()='Submit']")

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AXPATH

BCSS_SELECTOR

CID

DNAME

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using css_selector with XPath syntax causes errors.

By.XPATH allows locating elements using path expressions, perfect for text matching.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a reliable CSS selector for all buttons with class 'btn' inside a div with ID 'container'.

Selenium Python

buttons = driver.find_elements(By.[1], "div#[2] button.btn")

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ACSS_SELECTOR

BXPATH

Ccontainer

Dsubmit

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using XPath syntax inside a CSS selector.

Using By.CSS_SELECTOR with div#container button.btn selects all buttons with class 'btn' inside the div with ID 'container'.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a dictionary comprehension that maps input names to their values for inputs inside a form with ID 'login'.

Selenium Python

inputs = driver.find_elements(By.[1], "form#login input")
values = {input.get_attribute([2]): input.get_attribute([3]) for input in inputs}

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ACSS_SELECTOR

B"name"

C"value"

DXPATH

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using XPath instead of CSS selector for inputs.

Mixing attribute names incorrectly.

Use By.CSS_SELECTOR to find inputs inside the form. Then get each input's name and value attributes to build the dictionary.