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# text

## Syntax

```python
Element.text() -> str
```

## Usage

{% code title="correct usage" %}

```python
assert py.get(".nav.link").text() == "About"

---or---

assert py.get(".nav.link").should().have_text("About")
```

{% endcode %}

{% code title="incorrect usage" %}

```python
# Errors, 'text' is not a property
py.get("a").text
```

{% endcode %}

## Arguments

* None

## Yields

* <mark style="color:orange;">**str**</mark> - The text of the current Element