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 Robocorp Lab
• Accepting external contributions

You can find release notes for RPA Framework here: https://rpaframework.org/releasenotes.html

Installation

If you already have Python and pip installed, you can use:

pip install --upgrade rpaframework

Python 3.6 or higher is required

Example

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

*** Settings ***
Library    RPA.Browser.Selenium

*** Tasks ***
Login as user
    Open available browser    https://example.com
    Input text    id:user-name    ${USERNAME}
    Input text    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
• Robocorp documentation for guides and tutorials
• #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