Package: robotframework
IntroductionInstallationExampleUsageDocumentationSupport and ContactContributingLicense and TrademarkIntroductionRobot Framework® is a generic open source
automation framework for acceptance testing, acceptance test driven
development (ATDD), and robotic process automation (RPA). It has simple plain
text syntax and it can be extended easily with generic and custom libraries.Robot Framework is operating system and application independent. It is
implemented usingPythonwhich is also the primary
language to extend it. The framework has a rich ecosystem around it consisting
of various generic libraries and tools that are developed as separate projects.
For more information about Robot Framework and the ecosystem, seehttp://robotframework.org.Robot Framework project is hosted onGitHubwhere you can find source code,
an issue tracker, and some further documentation. Downloads are hosted onPyPI.Robot Framework development is sponsored by non-profitRobot Framework Foundation. If you are using the framework
and benefiting from it, consider joining the foundation to help maintaining
the framework and developing it further.InstallationIf you already havePythonwithpipinstalled,
you can simply run:pip install robotframeworkFor more detailed installation instructions, including installing Python, seeINSTALL.rst.Robot Framework requires Python 3.8 or newer and runs also onPyPy.
The latest version that supports Python 3.6 and 3.7 isRobot Framework 6.1.1.
If you need to use Python 2,JythonorIronPython, you can useRobot Framework 4.1.3.ExampleBelow is a simple example test case for testing login to some system.
You can find more examples with links to related demo projects fromhttp://robotframework.org.*** Settings ***DocumentationA test suite with a single test for valid login....
...This test has a workflow that is created using keywords in...the imported resource file.Resourcelogin.resource*** Test Cases ***Valid LoginOpen Browser To Login PageInput UsernamedemoInput PasswordmodeSubmit CredentialsWelcome Page Should Be Open[Teardown]Close BrowserUsageTests (or tasks) are executed from the command line using therobotcommand or by executing therobotmodule directly likepython-mrobot.The basic usage is giving a path to a test (or task) file or directory as an
argument with possible command line options before the path:robot tests.robot
robot --variable BROWSER:Firefox --outputdir results path/to/tests/Additionally, there is therebottool for combining results and otherwise
post-processing outputs:rebot --name Example output1.xml output2.xmlRunrobot--helpandrebot--helpfor more information about the command
line usage. For a complete reference manual seeRobot Framework User Guide.DocumentationRobot Framework User GuideStandard librariesAPI documentationGeneral documentationSupport and ContactSlackForumrobotframework-usersmailing listContributingInterested to contribute to Robot Framework? Great! In that case it is a good
start by looking at theCONTRIBUTING.rst. If you
do not already have an issue you would like to work on, you can check
issues withgood new issueandhelp wantedlabels.Remember also that there are many other tools and libraries in the widerRobot Framework ecosystemthat you can
contribute to!License and TrademarkRobot Framework is open source software provided under theApache License 2.0.
Robot Framework documentation and other similar content use theCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unportedlicense. Most libraries and tools
in the ecosystem are also open source, but they may use different licenses.Robot Framework trademark is owned byRobot Framework Foundation.