diff --git a/AdvancedHTMLParser/Parser.py b/AdvancedHTMLParser/Parser.py
index a8fd204..d322345 100755
--- a/AdvancedHTMLParser/Parser.py
+++ b/AdvancedHTMLParser/Parser.py
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def getElementsByAttr(self, attrName, attrValue, root='root'):
 
         elements = []
 
-        if isFromRoot is True and root.get(attrName) == attrValue:
+        if isFromRoot is True and root.getAttribute(attrName) == attrValue:
             elements.append(root)
 
         for child in root.children: