Python Selenium - 'WebElement'object is not iterable

Question

I am trying to get the URLs of all the posts on the page so I can open them in another tab, can someone please help thx!

def opening(self):
    bot = self.bot
    bot.maximize_window()
    bot.get('https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/'+hashtag+'/')
    time.sleep(2)

def posts(self):
    bot = self.bot
    hrefs = bot.find_element_by_tag_name('a')
    pic_hrefs = [elem.get_attribute('href') for elem in hrefs]
    pic_hrefs = [href for href in pic_hrefs if hashtag in href]
    time.sleep(1)
    print(hashtag +' pictures: ' + len(pic_hrefs))

I am a beginner so please don't make fun of me and thank you for everyone that helps!

Answer 1

This line:

hrefs = bot.find_element_by_tag_name('a')

returns a selenium web element. It is not a list, or any other iterable element. In other words, you won't be able to iterate through it with your for loop . Print it and you'll see what it is. Use this line instead, which will return a list. Note that I added an s .

hrefs = bot.find_elements_by_tag_name('a')

Also, did you make a typo in href ? Shouldn't it be hrefs ? The last instance in there:

pic_hrefs = [href for href in pic_hrefs if hashtag in href]