RPA Framework overview

RPA Framework is a collection of open-source libraries and tools for Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and it is designed to be used with both Robot Framework and Python. The goal is to offer well-documented and actively maintained core libraries for Software Robot Developers.

The project is:

100% open-source
Sponsored by Robocorp
Optimized for Robocorp Control Room and developer tools
Accepting external contributions

Links:

Homepage: https://www.github.com/robocorp/rpaframework/
Documentation: https://rpaframework.org/
PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/rpaframework/
Release notes: https://rpaframework.org/releasenotes.html
RSS feed: https://rpaframework.org/releases.xml

Installation

Learn about installing Python packages with Robocorp.

Default installation method with Robocorp Developer Tools using conda.yaml configuration file:

channels: - conda-forge dependencies: - python=3.9.16 - pip=22.1.2 - pip: - rpaframework==24.0.0

Example

After installation, the libraries can be imported inside Robot Framework:

*** Settings *** Library RPA.Browser.Selenium *** Tasks *** Login Open Available Browser https://example.com Input Text id:user-name ${USERNAME} Input Password id:password ${PASSWORD}

The libraries are also available inside Python:

from RPA.Browser.Selenium import Selenium lib = Selenium() lib.open_available_browser("https://example.com") lib.input_text("id:user-name", username) lib.input_text("id:password", password)

Support and contact

Library documentation
#rpaframework channel in Robot Framework Slack if you have open questions or want to contribute
Community forum for software robot developers
Communicate with your fellow Software Robot Developers and Robocorp experts at Robocorp Slack

Contributing

Found a bug? Missing a critical feature? Interested in contributing? Head over to the Contribution guide to see where to get started.

License

This project is open-source and licensed under the terms of the Apache License 2.0

Last edit: August 31, 2022