How to get the value of an element in Python + Selenium?

Question

I have got this HTML element in my Python (3.6.3) code (as Selenium webelement of course):

Answer 1

Try the following code:

span_element = driver.find_element_by_css_selector(".ocenaCzastkowa.masterTooltip")
span_element.text # This will return "5".

PS: Also you can use span_element.get_attribute("value").

Hope it helps you!

Answer 2

To print the textContent i.e. 5 you can use either of the following Locator Strategies:

• Using css_selector:

  print(driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "div.ocenaCzastkowa.masterTooltip").text)
  

• Using xpath:

  print(driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//span[@class='ocenaCzastkowa masterTooltip']").text)
  

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Ideally you need to induce WebDriverWait for the visibility_of_element_located() and you can use either of the following Locator Strategies:

• Using CSS_SELECTOR:

  print(WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.visibility_of_element_located((By.CSS_SELECTOR, "div.ocenaCzastkowa.masterTooltip"))).text)
  

• Using XPATH:

  print(WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.visibility_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//span[@class='ocenaCzastkowa masterTooltip']"))).text)
  

• Note : You have to add the following imports :

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

You can find a relevant discussion in How to retrieve the text of a WebElement using Selenium - Python