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I have multiple tables on a website, I need to find the table with element that has text 'blabla' and then in that same table I will press a button, I tried this:
a = browser.find_element_by_xpath(f'//*[contains(text(),"blabla")]')
b = a.find_element_by_xpath('..')
browser.find_element_by_xpath(f'{b}/btn').click()
b --> <selenium.webdriver.remote.webelement.WebElement (session="0c5008a89c2da6d4b2e83f4237afc6ba", element="ef8fddcc-88fb-4947-b2c2-2e5ac400b5a1")>
but it gave me that this is an invalid xpath, as b is not the xpath but rather something else I don't understand, so does anyone have any idea how to do this correctly ? or if it is possible
EDIT: this is an example for a table
<tr style="height:30px;">
<td valign="top" style="width:50px;">
<b>Code:</b><br>
<a href="editcourse_lookup.aspx?coursecode=SB32173" target="_blank">
SB32173
</a>
<br>
<br>
Azan - Tajweed ul Quran Level 1
<br>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="window.open('learningplan_welcome.aspx?coursecode=SB32173&teacherid=365&studid=13150&regNo=22478','windowname1','width=900, height=600');return false;" target="_blank">View Report</a>
<br>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="window.open('Convert-report.aspx?coursecode=SB32173&teacherid=365&studid=13150&regNo=22478','windowname1','width=550, height=180');return false;" target="_blank">Convert Report</a>
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblpuseddetails_0"></span>
<br>
<br>
<a href="editsubs.aspx?mode=Modify&courseCode=SB32173&sid=13150&[email protected]&g=All&type=s&parentpage=y" target="_blank">Edit</a>
<br>
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblSubjectdetails_0" style="font-size:10px;"><b>Member Name:</b>Osman Khan<br><b>Subject:</b>Tajweed ul Quran Level 1<br><b>Curriculum:</b><br><b>Material:</b>Tajweed ul Quran Level 1</span>
</td><td align="center" style="width:130px;">
Wed, 04 Aug 2021
-
Wed, 29 Sep 2021
<br>
Wed, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM<br>Fri, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM<br>Sun, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
<br>
<a href="editCourse1To1.aspx?mode=Modify&courseCode=SB32173" id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_a_EditCourse_0" style="color: Blue;">Modify</a><br>
<a id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_a_NewSubscr_0" style="color: Blue;cursor:pointer;" title="Book New Subscription" onclick="window.open('addcourse_1To1.aspx?reg=old&mode=new&catid=1&coursecode=SB32173&studentid=13148&username=Irfan safdar&timezone=13&country=869&sid=13150&g=All&type=s','windowname1','location=1,status=1,scrollbars=1,width=900, height=650')">
Book New Subscription
</a>
<br><br>
<a onclick="return confirm('Are you Sure to Reschedule ?');" id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lnkReschedule_0" title="Click to Reschedule" href="javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$lnkReschedule','')">Reschedule</a>
</td><td align="center">
Fri, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM<br>Sun, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM<br>Wed, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM<br>20<br>0.00<br><a href="popup/updatesubscriptionpackage.aspx?coursecode=SB32173&sid=13150&subsno=155534" target="_blank">Amend Default Subscription</a><br><br><a href="popup/Reschedule_Remaining_classes.aspx?coursecode=SB32173&mode=CD" target="_blank">Amend Current Subscription</a>
</td><td align="center">
Mohamed Sawy
<br>
<a href="Send_Email.aspx?emailcode=Teacher_Confirm&coursecode=SB32173&back_sid=13150&back_g=All&back_type=s">
Confirm()</a>
<br>
<a href="Send_Email.aspx?emailcode=Teacher_Cancel&coursecode=SB32173&back_sid=13150&back_g=All&back_type=s">
Cancel()</a>
<br><a target="_blank" href="PopUp/createmessage.aspx?mode=Teacher&tid=365"><img src="images/email.jpg" width="25" height="19"></a><a target="_blank" href="PopUp/SMSText.aspx?mode=Teacher&tid=365"><img src="images/text.jpeg" width="22" height="20"></a><a target="_blank" href="PopUp/call.aspx?mode=Teacher&tid=365" '=""><img src="images/iphone-call-icon.jpg" width="22" height="20"></a><a target="_blank" title="Student Notes" href="PopUp/teachernotes.aspx?tid=365" '=""><img src="images/notes.jpeg" width="22" height="20"></a>
<br>
<a href="popup/Update_Teacher.aspx?coursecode=SB32173" target="_blank">Change Teacher</a>
<br><br><a href="https://secure.examhelper.org/eaalim/teacher/calendar/default.aspx?tid=365" target="_blank">View Teacher Calendar</a>
</td><td align="center" style="width:50px;">
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblinvoiceno_0">22478</span><br>
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblinvoicedate_0">Wed, 04 Aug 2021</span>
</td><td align="center" style="width:50px;">
<a href="SendInvoice_1To1.aspx?coursecode=SB32173&back_sid=13150&back_g=All&back_type=s">
Invoice(0)</a>
</td><td align="center">
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblNoOfLessons_0">20</span>
</td><td align="center" style="width:50px;">
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblAttended_0">0</span>
</td><td align="center" style="width:50px;">
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblAbsent_0">1</span>
</td><td align="center">
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblMarkup_0">0 out of 5</span><br>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="window.open('edit-markup.aspx?coursecode=SB32173','windowname1','width=400, height=180');return false;" target="_blank">Modify</a>
</td><td align="center" style="width:50px;">
19
<hr>
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblTotalLessonHtml_0" style="font-size:9px;"><b>Total Lessons:</b>20<br><b>Total Hrs:</b>20<br><b>Total Lessons Left:</b>19<br><b>Total Hrs Left:</b>5<br><b>Total Extra Lessons Left:</b>0<br><b>Total Extra Hrs Left:</b>0mins<br><b>Total Free Lessons Left:</b>0<br><b>Total Free Hrs Left:</b>0mins</span>
<hr>
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblmissinglessons_0">20/20=0 missing</span>
</td><td align="right" style="width:50px;">
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblcoursefee_0">0 £</span>
</td><td align="center">
<a href="viewlessons.aspx?courseid=SB32173&regno=22478&cname=Azan - Tajweed ul Quran Level 1" target="_blank">View</a><br><br><br>
<a href="popup/addCourseLesson.aspx?id=SB32173" target="_blank">
Add Lessons
</a>
</td><td align="center">
<span id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lblBooked_0">Enroled </span>
</td><td align="center">
<a onclick="return confirm('Are you Sure to change Live Chat Status ?');" id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lnkLiveChatStatus_0" title="Click to Active/InActive" href="javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$lnkLiveChatStatus','')">Active</a>
</td><td align="center">
Active
<select name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$ddlStatus" onchange="return ShowConfirm(this);setTimeout('__doPostBack(\'ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$ddlStatus\',\'\')', 0)" id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_ddlStatus_0" style="border-color:#999999;border-width:1px;border-style:Solid;font-family:Verdana;font-size:11px;">
<option selected="selected" value="">Change Status</option>
<option value="Active">Active</option>
<option value="Archive">Archive</option>
<option value="Inactive">Inactive</option>
<option value="Cancelled">Cancelled</option>
</select>
<br> <br>
<select name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$ddlAction" onchange="javascript:setTimeout('__doPostBack(\'ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$ddlAction\',\'\')', 0)" id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_ddlAction_0" style="border-color:#999999;border-width:1px;border-style:Solid;font-family:Verdana;font-size:11px;width:170px;">
<option selected="selected" value="">Pause Course - select</option>
<option value="Pause Course">Pause Course with pending lessons</option>
</select>
</td><td align="center">
</td><td align="center">
<select name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$drpwhiz" id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_drpwhiz_0" style="border-color:#999999;border-width:1px;border-style:Solid;font-family:Verdana;font-size:11px;">
<option selected="selected" value="999,zoomfree">Zoom Free</option>
<option value="1,braincert">Braincert</option>
<option value="1,wiziq">WizIQ 25</option>
<option value="2,wiziq">WizIQ 100</option>
<option value="3,wiziq">WizIQ 500</option>
</select>
<br>
<a id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lnkswhiz_0" href="javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$lnkswhiz','')">Go</a>
<br>
<a onclick="alert('You have already generated the lesson url for this course.');" id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lnkGenUrl1_0" title="Already Generated" href="javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$lnkGenUrl1','')">Generated</a>
<hr>
<a onclick="return confirmGenUrl();" id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_LinkButton1_0" title="Click to Generate url" href="javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$LinkButton1','')">Re-Generate Existing URL</a>
</td><td align="center">
<a onclick="return confirm('Are sure want to request for ecertficate?');" id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lnkRequestCertificate_0" href="javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$lnkRequestCertificate','')">Request eCertificate(0)</a>
<br>
<a href="Certificate-logs.aspx?coursecode=SB32173" target="_blank">Send Certificate</a>
<br>
<a onclick="return confirm('Are you Sure to Delete ?');" id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lnkactive11_0" title="Click to Delete" href="javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$lnkactive11','')">Delete</a>
<br>
<a id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_lnkstatusActive_0" href="javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$lnkstatusActive','')">Active SMS</a>
<br>
<select name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$ddlclasstype" onchange="javascript:setTimeout('__doPostBack(\'ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder3$gv_1To1CourseDetails$ctl02$ddlclasstype\',\'\')', 0)" id="ContentPlaceHolder3_gv_1To1CourseDetails_ddlclasstype_0" style="border-color:#999999;border-width:1px;border-style:Solid;font-family:Verdana;font-size:11px;">
<option selected="selected" value="Auto">Auto</option>
<option value="Manual">Manual</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
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asked Oct 24 '25 17:10
to answer this part
is there a way to locate a parent of a certain element and then in that parent you locate a button
Let's say this is the xpath :
//*[contains(text(),"blabla")]
you can use /.. or /parent::node-name to reach to the parent node.
Let's understand from the example :-
//*[contains(text(),"blabla")]/..
should locate the Parent node, of //*[contains(text(),"blabla")]
also in case you want to have parent filter, you can equivalently use :-
//*[contains(text(),"blabla")]/parent::div[@id='some id']
in this case it will look for parent div (this is just an example) who has id equals to some id
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