Selenium - Python - How to select dropdown option by part of the text

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I'm trying to select a dropdown option by part of the text.

How I would normally select text:

Select(browser.find_element_by_css_selector('selector')).select_by_visible_text("element text")

What I am trying to do:

Select(browser.find_element_by_css_selector('selector')).select_by_partial_visible_text("element text")

provide `html` sample code for required options – Andersson Feb 18 '16 at 18:31 — Andersson, Feb 18 '16 at 18:31

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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I don't think you can do this with selecting via CSS. With xpath I think you can do it with something like this, but you have to change it to your xpath:

driver.find_elements_by_xpath("//*[contains(text(), 'yourText')]")

Is there a CSS selector for elements containing certain text?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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answered Feb 18 '16 at 18:51

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 18 '16 at 18:45

Maybe using xpath language? Let's say you know object id, or other property it could be something like:

def select_option(element_text):
    xpath = '//select[@id=id]//option[contains(text(),' + element_text + ')]'
    driver.find_element_by_xpath(xpath)

Selenium - Python - How to select dropdown option by part of the text

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