Python - How would I isolate and utilize the "answer" sometimes provided at the top of the page when something is searched in google

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For example, when the phrase "Liam Neeson age" is searched,displayed in bold font, at the top of the page is "63 years (June 7, 1952)." I have tried toying with the concepts presented from this previous question(Google Search from a Python App) with little success. I can only get links and not actual "answers." Ideally I would like to be able to input a string and have it return the "answer" provided by google. If there is no "answer," as it is with some searches, I would like to be able to know that as well.

Have you tried checking if it's put into an identifiable div? I'd imagine google would assign some kind of identifier to it. — Carcigenicate, Jul 23 '15 at 19:47

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 23 '15 at 20:34

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Scrape with JavaScript-enabled browser like Firefox and Selenium WebDriver.

answered Jul 23 '15 at 20:34

Mikko Ohtamaa

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Sandeep · Answer 2 · 2015-07-24T09:20:22.827

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This is an example in Java. Hope you can convert to python.

driver.findElement(By.id("lst-ib")).sendKeys("Liam Neeson age");
driver.findElements(By.xpath("//*[@id="sbse0"]");
driver.findElements(By.xpath("//*[@id="sbse1"]");

edited Jul 24 '15 at 09:20

answered Jul 24 '15 at 08:50

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Python - How would I isolate and utilize the "answer" sometimes provided at the top of the page when something is searched in google

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