Statements must be separated by newlines or semicolons (Python selenium)

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chrome = webdriver.Chrome()
chrome.get("https://www.hkexnews.hk/")

WebElement elements = 
chrome.findElement(By.xpath,
"//[@id='rbAfter2006']/ul")

WebElement elements = chrome.findElement(By.xpath,"//[@id='rbAfter2006']/ul")

The problem is on above line, it shows error "Statements must be separated by newlines or semicolons. I have no idea what is the problem assigning elements on it.

BernardV · Accepted Answer · 2023-06-21T08:48:29.577

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UPDATED

Dynamic typing means that runtime objects (values) have a type, as opposed to static typing where variables have a type.

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Dynamic type checking is the process of verifying the type safety of a program at runtime.

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The error message you received does not really help to be honest but this meant that the IDE was not happy with:

WebElement elements = chrome.findElement(By.xpath,"//[@id='rbAfter2006']/ul")

but rather wants:

elements = chrome.findElement(By.xpath, "//[@id='rbAfter2006']/ul")

edited Jun 21 '23 at 08:48

answered Jun 21 '23 at 07:10

BernardV

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but i don't create any function or class, i just edit my question and post the image. on line 12 , it is the error line. – Po Lam Jun 21 '23 at 07:49
@PoLam have you tried removing `WebElement` and just keeping `elements`? – BernardV Jun 21 '23 at 07:55
after remove the WebElement, it works. I don't understand. but thanks! – Po Lam Jun 21 '23 at 08:35
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I will update my answer to explain. – BernardV Jun 21 '23 at 08:35

Statements must be separated by newlines or semicolons (Python selenium)

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