XPath with text() in Selenium Python - Practice Problems & Coding Challenges

Challenge - 5 Problems

❓ Predict Output

intermediate

What is the output of this XPath query?

Given the HTML snippet below, what will the XPath //button[text()='Submit'] select?

Selenium Python

<button>Submit</button>
<button>submit</button>
<button> Submit </button>

A Selects only the first <button> element

B Selects all three <button> elements

C Selects no elements

D Selects the second <button> element only

💡 Hint

Remember that XPath text() matches exact text content including case and spaces.

The XPath //button[text()='Submit'] matches only buttons whose text content is exactly 'Submit'. The first button matches exactly. The second has lowercase 'submit' and the third has spaces, so they do not match.

❓ assertion

intermediate

Which assertion correctly verifies the presence of a button with text 'Cancel' using XPath?

You want to assert that a button with text 'Cancel' exists on the page using Selenium and XPath. Which assertion is correct?

Selenium Python

from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 10)

A wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//button[text()='cancel']")))

B wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//button[text()='Cancel']")))

C wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//button[contains(text(),'Cancel')]") ))

D wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//button[text()=' Cancel ']") ))

💡 Hint

XPath text() is case-sensitive and matches exact text.

Option B uses the exact text 'Cancel' which matches the button text exactly. Option B is missing a closing bracket and will cause a syntax error. Option B uses lowercase 'cancel' which won't match if the text is 'Cancel'. Option B includes spaces which must match exactly, so it won't match if the button text has no spaces.

❓ locator

advanced

Which XPath locator correctly selects a

containing exact text 'Error 404'?

Choose the XPath expression that selects a

element whose text content is exactly 'Error 404'.

A //div[text()='Error 404']

B //div[contains(text(),'Error 404')]

C //div[text()=' error 404']

D //div[text()='Error404']

💡 Hint

Exact text matching requires exact string including case and spaces.

Option A matches exactly 'Error 404'. Option A matches any div containing 'Error 404' but not necessarily exact text. Options A and C have incorrect text strings and will not match.

🔧 Debug

advanced

Why does this XPath fail to find the element?

Given the XPath //span[text()='Login'] does not find the element, but the element's visible text is 'Login'. What is the likely cause?

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<span> Login </span>

A The XPath fails because <span> elements cannot be selected by text()

B The XPath fails because 'Login' is case-insensitive in XPath

C The XPath fails because the text has leading/trailing spaces not matched by text()

D The XPath fails because the element is hidden

💡 Hint

Check for spaces around the text inside the element.

XPath text() matches exact text including spaces. If the element text is ' Login ' with spaces, text()='Login' will not match.

❓ framework

expert

Which Selenium Python code snippet correctly waits for a button with exact text 'Submit' to be clickable?

Select the correct code snippet that waits up to 15 seconds for a button with text 'Submit' to be clickable using Selenium WebDriverWait and XPath.

A WebDriverWait(driver, 15).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//button[text()='submit']")))

B WebDriverWait(driver, 15).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//button[text()=' Submit ']") ))

C WebDriverWait(driver, 15).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//button[contains(text(),'Submit')]") ))

D WebDriverWait(driver, 15).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//button[text()='Submit']")))

💡 Hint

Use exact text match and correct XPath syntax.

Option D uses correct XPath with exact text and correct syntax. Option D misses a closing bracket causing syntax error. Option D uses wrong case 'submit'. Option D includes spaces that may not match the actual button text.