Python: find_element_by_css_selector

Question

I am trying to click the login button with webdriver

<a class="login-btn" href="javascript:;" data-bind="click:loginSection.loginClick">
    <span class="btn-text">Login</span>
</a>

My code:

submit=driver.find_element_by_css_selector('a.login-btn').click()

or try this code:

submit=driver.find_element_by_class_name('login-btn').click()

Neither of these is working, need some advice. Thanks in advance

Error:

NoSuchElementException: Message: no such element: Unable to locate element: {"method":"css selector","selector":"a.login-btn"}

What DebanjanB has suggested should work. Have you tried putting some delay just before that line? You may try like this `driver.find_element_by_link_text('Login').click()` as well. Btw, is that a slow loading page? — SIM, Feb 02 '18 at 08:46
@SIM that's weird, it works with your suggestion :) Not a slow loading page, it just never clicked the button — Lara19, Feb 02 '18 at 08:57

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-02T08:55:28.747

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To click on the Login button you can use either of the the following line of code :

LinkText :

driver.find_element_by_link_text("Login").click()

CssSelector :

driver.find_element_by_css_selector("a.login-btn > span.btn-text").click()

Getting more granular with the CssSelector you can also use the following line of code :

driver.find_element_by_css_selector("a.login-btn[data-bind='click:loginSection.loginClick'] > span.btn-text").click()

Update : As you are seeing NoSuchElementException you can check this discussion

edited Feb 02 '18 at 08:55

answered Feb 02 '18 at 08:11

It's not working. I am pretty sure the username and password are correct. – Lara19 Feb 02 '18 at 08:21
@Lara19 What does the error says? Can you paste the error with in the question? – undetected Selenium Feb 02 '18 at 08:22
NoSuchElementException: Message: no such element: Unable to locate element: {"method":"css selector","selector":"a.login-btn[data-bind='click:loginSection.loginClick'] > span.btn-text"} – Lara19 Feb 02 '18 at 08:24

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