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RPA.FileSystem
The FileSystem library can be used to interact with files and directories on the local computer. It can inspect and list files, remove and create them, read contents from files, and write data out.
It shadows the built-in OperatingSystem library but contains keywords which are more RPA-oriented.
Examples
Robot Framework
The library allows, for instance, iterating over files and inspecting them.
*** Settings ***
Library RPA.FileSystem
*** Keywords ***
Delete large files
${files}= List files in directory archive/orders/
FOR ${file} IN @{FILES}
Run keyword if ${file.size} > 10**8 Remove file ${file}
END
Read process output
Start external program
Wait until modified process.log
${output}= Read file process.log
[Return] ${output}
Python
The library can also be used inside Python.
from RPA.FileSystem import FileSystem
def move_to_archive():
lib = FileSystem()
matches = lib.find_files("**/*.xlsx")
if matches:
lib.create_directory("archive")
lib.move_files(matches, "archive")