How to properly format element in Selenium Python?

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So I want to use format to manipulate with timepicker in selenium python.

I have following variable:

time = Element('xpath=//li[contains(text(),"{}:{} PM")]')

And then I try to use format to located the element:

def select_ten_thirty_time(self):
    self.time_picker.wait_element_to_be_clickable().click()
    self.time.format(10, 30).wait_element_to_be_clickable().click()

But I get this error:

selenium.common.exceptions.NoSuchElementException: \
Message: Unable to locate element: //li[contains(text(),"{}:{} PM")]

EDIT => Added HTML

<li class="react-datepicker__time-list-item 
    react-datepicker__time-list-item--selected">10:30 PM</li>

Thank you for your help!

selenium python
2 Answers

Please use f string like this :

hour = '10'
sec = '30'
time = driver.find_element_by_xpath(f"//li[contains(text(),'{hour}:{sec}') and contains(text(),'PM')]")

You can have same for AM or PM.

user_94440730

You need to write a xPath it should work for both AM and PM times.

//li[contains(text(),"10:30 AM") or contains(text(),"10:30 PM")]

Parameterize the time in xPath

//li[contains(text(),"+time+" AM") or contains(text(),"+time+" PM")]

Code:

time = '10:30'
wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//li[contains(text(),"+time+" AM") or contains(text(),"+time+" PM")]")))
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