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Get the value of a SELECT dropdown box in LXML
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gistfile1.py
def get_select_value(node):
# node is an LXML element (SELECT tag)
try:
return node.cssselect("option[selected='selected']")[0].text
except IndexError:
return node.cssselect("option")[0].text
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