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Can't locate / interact with button on Instargram via. selenium

I was trying to create a simple python program using selenium that needs to find and click the follow button.

This is the HTML Code:

<div class="             qF0y9          Igw0E   rBNOH          YBx95   ybXk5    _4EzTm                      soMvl                                                                                        " id="f2d16737c928a4">

<button class="sqdOP  L3NKy   y3zKF     " type="button">Abonnieren</button>
</div>

My python code:

example = driver.find_element_by_xpath("//button[contains(@class,'sqdOP  L3NKy   y3zKF     ')]")
example.click

Every time I try it just gives me: "selenium.common.exceptions.NoSuchElementException: Message: no such element: Unable to locate element"

If you want to take a look at the site you need to log in and go to the suggestions page where Instagram suggests people you should follow: https://www.instagram.com/explore/people/

Solution 
  • driver.find_element_by_xpath("//button[.='Abonnieren']").click()

    Just look for the button with that text and click it.