robotframework / robotframework/SeleniumLibrary

Feature request: Make Robot Framework dependency optional

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Description

The benefit from this would be that this package would be usable even when ran as a pure Python package without Robot Framework module thus increasing its usability and popularity.

For example keyword Input Password will fail when running python myselenium_tests.py (ie. without robot module), because keyword is modifying Robot Framework log levels.

robot.libraries.BuiltIn.RobotNotRunningError: Cannot access execution context

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Input Password failure with python myselenium_tests.py and the reported RobotNotRunningError. Trace how that keyword accesses Robot Framework log levels; done means the package works without the robot module while retaining its Robot Framework behavior.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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