Selenium Python: Invalid Selector in find_element_by_css_selector (Error)

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I'm doing an automation to search a certain process on a website and collect information. When requesting data collection, it returns the following error: "Selenium Python: Invalid Selector in find_element_by_css_selector"

this is my code: chrome.find_element_by_css_selector('#\31 641215964292-0-uiGrid-003J-cell > div').text

This is the page source in the website:

In yellow is the data I need to extract.

The id "\31" appears to contain the wrong value. But in that case how can I extract the data like this?

I would like to know the reason and solution.

Thanks for your time.

Please help me.

remove the css tag, it implies that you need help with styling — Anuja Nimesh
– Anuja Nimesh, Commented Jan 3, 2022 at 14:36
Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. — undetected Selenium
– undetected Selenium, Commented Jan 3, 2022 at 14:54

Arundeep Chohan · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-04 20:46:38Z

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elem=chrome.find_element(By.XPATH,"//div[@class='ui-grid-canvas']/div[2]/div/div/div").text

Would get you the first element with that number. It doesn't look like they have any unique identifiers except maybe the ui grid cell id.

answered Jan 4, 2022 at 20:46

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Candi Chiu · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-03 15:01:23Z

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Try this css:

find_element_by_css_selector(".ui-grid-cell-contents .ng-binding .ng-scope")

If it's still not working, you can use xpath to check selenium can actually locate the element.

answered Jan 3, 2022 at 15:01

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