Get child element using xpath selenium python

Question

We can get a parent of a selenium element using xpath, by

par_element = element.find_element_by_xpath('..')

In a similar fashion, how can we get the child of the element? I tried the following and did not work

child_element = element.find_element_by_xpath('/')
child_element = element.find_element_by_xpath('//')

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 05 '23 at 09:29

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To get to the child of the WebElement you need to set the context to the current element using the dot character i.e. .. So effectively your line of code can be either of the following:

child_element = element.find_element_by_xpath('./')

or

child_element = element.find_element_by_xpath('.//')

edited Jun 05 '23 at 09:29

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answered Feb 12 '21 at 05:39

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I did not think of this, but it did not work. – Lakshmi Narayanan Feb 12 '21 at 05:49
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sorry about that, it worked. I had an extra slash inside the xpath. Updated – Lakshmi Narayanan Feb 12 '21 at 06:24

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