Selenium won't find my element by class name (Python)

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Fist of all here is the picture of the HTML code:

This is the element I tried to access:

I tried: driver.find_element_by_class_name("btn_green_white_innerfade btn_medium market_commodity_buy_button")

... but it threw up an error.

I would be glad for any help!
Regards
-Eirik

It would be useful if you provided us with the link to that site and your code. — Johan Jomy
– Johan Jomy, Commented Sep 27, 2021 at 17:48

cruisepandey · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-27 17:51:12Z

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In Selenium, class name do not have support for spaces. Please remove spaces and put . instead to make a css_selector.

Instead of

driver.find_element_by_class_name("btn_green_white_innerfade btn_medium market_commodity_buy_button")

do this :

driver.find_element_by_css_selector("a.btn_green_white_innerfade.btn_medium.market_commodity_buy_button")

answered Sep 27, 2021 at 17:51

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cruisepandey Over a year ago

Also, your application is angular based, please put some delays or webdrivewait to let the element rendered properly and then try to access them.

Nandan A · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-27 18:21:05Z

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Compound class names are not permitted in Selenium. Locates elements whose class name contains the search value. i.e. you won't be able to pass multiple class names. If you pass multiple class names then you will get compound class name exception.

Wrong way:

By.className("alert alert-class")

Right way:

By.className("alert.alert-class")

answered Sep 27, 2021 at 18:21

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