Finding an element using selenium

Question

How can I find this element? I am using selenium and coding in python.

These are the elements details:

Xpath = //*[@id="545711682"] 
CSS-selector = #\35 45711682

This is what I have tried so far:

driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="545711682"]')
driver.find_element(By.XPATH, '//*[@id="545711682"]')

When I use elements instead of element the code doesn't fail, but I am assuming I find bunch of elements instead of one and thats why its not clickable.

Here is the link, and these is the html part that I am trying to find:

When selected:

<a href="#" class="lc_rm_a lc_rm_t" data-seq="33526109" id="545711682" onclick="return showBookingForm(this.id,'4705','12:00pm - 12:30pm, Tuesday, June 13, 2017', '30');" style="width: 30px; float:left; display:block;" title="4705, 12:00pm to 12:30pm, Tuesday, June 13, 2017">&nbsp;</a>

When not selected:

<a href="#" class="lc_rm_a" data-seq="33526109" id="545711682" onclick="return showBookingForm(this.id,'4705','12:00pm - 12:30pm, Tuesday, June 13, 2017', '30');" style="width: 30px; float:left; display:block;" title="4705, 12:00pm to 12:30pm, Tuesday, June 13, 201
7">&nbsp;</a>

instead of the picture of the site, please include the link itself, thank you. — Jeremy
– Jeremy, Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 23:02
This is the link gmu.libcal.com/booking/FenStudy6 and this is the html part <a href="#" class="lc_rm_a lc_rm_t" data-seq="33526109" id="545711682" onclick="return showBookingForm(this.id,'4705','12:00pm - 12:30pm, Tuesday, June 13, 2017', '30');" style="width: 30px; float:left; display:block;" title="4705, 12:00pm to 12:30pm, Tuesday, June 13, 2017"> </a> — Behrad
– Behrad, Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 23:03
I'm new here, and trying to get hold of how to post properly. did you get the information or is it clear? — Behrad
– Behrad, Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 23:13
Sorry friend, I became busy on another work matter. But yes, I have understood your question, I'm glad you found an answer. — Jeremy
– Jeremy, Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 23:56

Eric Pauley · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-10 00:41:25Z

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The issue was that the element wasn't present when I was looking for it

from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

and this is the code that got it done:

wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, '//*[@id="545711682"]'))).click()

edited Jun 10, 2017 at 0:41

Eric Pauley

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answered Jun 9, 2017 at 23:36

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