Not able to create dynamic xpaths in python selenium for this website

Question

Here is the website which I'm trying to automate for scraping data: website link. I have to do the following:

select Location as Victoria, then region as Melbourne.
select Make as, say, Abarth. the will repeat for other makes.

I have tried static xpaths and also tried creating dynamic xpaths with my limited knowledge but still i am not able to do the task.

I use python selenium and automating google chrome.

Here is a snapshot of my wrong code for selection Abarth as make:

make_ele = WebDriverWait(driver,40).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, '//*[@data-name="make"]'))).click()
select_abarth_ele = WebDriverWait(driver,40).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, '//div[@class="multiselect-searchbox"]//input[@class, "border py-1 px-2 mb-1")]'))).send_keys("Abarth")

What's the problem you're facing now?Could you show your attempt? — jizhihaoSAMA, Dec 08 '20 at 09:58
@HarshVardhan _...Not able to create dynamic xpaths in python selenium for this website..._ for which step? — undetected Selenium, Dec 08 '20 at 11:01
Please [edit the question](/posts/65196487/edit) to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the [How to Ask](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask) page for help clarifying this question. — undetected Selenium, Dec 08 '20 at 11:40

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 08 '20 at 11:28

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Your xpaths has to be reviewed. Try this:

make_ele = WebDriverWait(driver,40).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, '//span[contains(text(),'Make')]'))).click()
select_abarth_ele = WebDriverWait(driver,40).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, '//div[contains(@class,"multiselect-searchbox")]/input'))).send_keys("Abarth")

If you don't want to use contains(text(),'text') you can use also following relative path //div[@data-name="make"]

answered Dec 08 '20 at 11:28

WKOW

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after writing Abarth in the filter box, i am trying to select it.... so im writing this xpath.. select_make_ele = WebDriverWait(driver,40).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, '//li[contains(@class,"multiselect-facets-item border-bottom"]/span[@class="icon-tick"]'))).click() but it doesnt seem to work. – Harsh Vardhan Dec 08 '20 at 11:55
Maybe try to use this --> //label[text()="Abarth"] And that click on search button --> //a[text()="Search"] – WKOW Dec 08 '20 at 12:05

Not able to create dynamic xpaths in python selenium for this website

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