Python Automation testing using robot framework automation

(MENAFN- Uzi World Digital) By: Nibras Muhsin, MBA | Automation Engineering Industry Expert
Robot Framework is a free open-source automation framework that is extensively used in test automation. The keyword-driven testing technique is used in robot framework. Python is an object-oriented coding that helps the programmers to decide if functions or classes are better to use. It is great for test automation. The two main reasons are:

1. Stateless functions avoid side effects.

2. Simple syntax helps in reading the function.


In this article, you'll find answers about python automation testing and information about the robot framework.

Robot framework automation- All you need to know.

The robotic framework is an open-source automation framework that is supported by software companies. They are using it in their software development programs, and it is widely used in robotic process automation (RPA).RPA is the process that uses Machine Learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce human effort in repetition with software.

Robot Framework is:

1. Open
2. Extensible
3. Can be integrated

It offers all three that allows you to create powerful and adjustable automation solutions. Open-source means that you can use it free without licensing costs.
Robot Framework is most likely to use because it has:

• Easy syntax.
• Utilizing human-readable keywords.

The best part of the robotic framework is that it has the capabilities of extending libraries. Libraries extension is can be implemented with Python or Java. GitHub host the robot framework project. It allows you to access and find:

• Documentation.
• Source code.
• Issue tracker.

However, PyPI host the download. It is a framework that is application-independent, and its core is implemented using Python.



Robot Framework With Python
Python programming language has a robot framework that uses external libraries for example selenium for web testing.
Installation
To install the robot framework on python, use the 'pip' command.
Verifying Installation
For verifying the installation, use the '-–version' option.
Standard Libraries
The following are the standard test libraries with the robot framework.

• BuiiltIn.
• Collections.
• DateTime.
• Dialogs.
• OperatingSystem.
• Process.
• Remote.
• Screenshot.
• String.
• Telnet.
• XML.


Built-in Tools

These are four built-in tools that are available in the robot framework in Python.

• Rebot.
• Libdoc.
• Testdoc.
• Tidy.

Test Cases
The test cases are categorized in the following three tests.

•Workflow Tests
•Higher-level Tests
•Data-driven Tests


Keywords
Keywords are from the following two sources:

• Library Keywords.
• User Keywords.

Robot Framework-Selenium Library

The selenium library is a web testing library that uses the selenium tools internally in the robot framework. Selenium library works with:
• Python 2.7
• Python 3.4
• Latest versions.
Additionally, it works fine with Pypy and JPython.

How To Use Selenium Library
Selenium library is accessed using the “Library” setting as any other library. We recommend you use the robot framework high-level keywords to write the test cases. The test cases must use selenium low-level keywords internally.

Robot External Libraries other than Selenium are:
1. HTTP.
2. Database.
3. SSH.
4. Android.
5. iOS.
6. MongoDB.


Summing up

The most challenging choice in automating the test case is selecting the programming language. It must provide you ease for performing test automation. The languages are Python, Java, C#, Ruby, etc. Python programming language is best for robot framework automation testing because it comes with a set of tools and libraries. It helps you create automated tests for your application.QA prefers Python language to test automation, especially with Selenium WebDriver.

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