retrieve text from the HTML source page using selenium with python

Question

My HTML page looks like this :

<div id="s-resultlist-header" class="s-resultlist-header" style="width: 607px;">
  <div class="s-resultlist-hits">
    <span>Total hits: 203</span>
  </div>
</div>

I want to retrieve a value "Total hits: 203" within the span into a variable. I need to validate if total results is equal to 203. Language used: Python.

I have tried:

elem = self.browser.find_element_by_xpath(//div[@class='s-resultlist-hits']span

but gives a error: Expected ). Can anyone correct the syntax?

I have also tried:

print browser.pagesource

But it prints the entire page source. Can anyone guide?

It looks like the error is a syntax error because you're missing a closing ). Try it with the closing ). — Chris W.
– Chris W., Commented Jan 19, 2012 at 17:58
@Chris I have tried elem = self.browser.find_element_by_xpath("//div[@id='s-resultlist-header']//div[@class='s-resultlist-hits']//span") But i get error u'Unable to locate element:{"method":"xpath","selector":" — user1117498
– user1117498, Commented Jan 23, 2012 at 6:53

faramka · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-19 15:05:05Z

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elem = self.browser.find_element_by_xpath("//div[@id='s-resultlist-header']/div[@class='s-resultlist-hits']/span");

answered Jan 19, 2012 at 15:05

faramka

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user1117498 Over a year ago

@Fabio There is no exception,but I just want to retrieve text instead of page try: self.assertTrue(self.verifytext("Total hits: 203")) text = self.browser.page_source print text elem = self.browser.find_element_by_xpath("//div[@id='s-resultlist-header']/div[@class='s-resultlist-hits']/span") print elem "stop" except AssertionError as e:self.fail(self,msg=None) def verifytext(self,string): if str(string) in self.browser.page_source:return True else:return False

user1117498 Over a year ago

Thanks for reply. I tried the above solution suggested by you ,but I get a error u'Unable to locate element: {"method":"xpath","selector": ; Stacktrace: Method newInstance0 threw an error in None

user1117498 Over a year ago

Please bare with the syntax of text , as Ima still new to this forum , and might have missed rules for replying comments

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