Install Robot Framework on Linux Fedora20 or ubuntu /on Mac /on windows

Install Robot Framework on Linux

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Step

Description

How to

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0Install Python

sudo apt-get install python

fedora:yum install python

 

If not yet installed

fedora: yum list python  /* can view which python version will be installed */

1Install easy_install

sudo apt-get install python-setuptools

or:

sudo yum install python-setuptools

 2Install Pipeasy_install pip 3Install Robot Frameworkpip install robotframeworkRun test case by execute "pybot [testcase.robot]" in terminal4Install Robot Framework IDEpip install robotframework-rideStart RIDE by execute ride.py in terminal5Install Selenium Librarypip install robotframework-selenium2library 6Install Database Librarypip install robotframework-databaselibrary 7Install SSH Librarypip install robotframework-sshlibrary

If fail to install sshlibrary, install paramiko and pycrypto seperately:

pip install paramiko

pip install pycrypto

 

If above fails to install pycrypto, use yum or apt-get to install python-crypto package. I will put this note to a wiki page.

Fedrora: #yum install python-crypto

Other: #apt-get install python-crypto

8Install wxPython-2.8.12.1

apt-get install python-wxgtk2.8

fedora: yum install wxPython

soucre code download list

http://sourceforge.net/projects/wxpython/files/wxPython/2.8.12.1/

 

wxPython version 2.8.10.0 or newer with Unicode support is required for RIDE to work

 

 

Install Robot Framework on MacOSX

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Step

Description

How to

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0Install XcodeDownload and Install Xcode through Apple App StoreIt is absolutely critical that gcc and the OS X command line tools are installed before beginning the installation process.1Install easy_installcurl -O https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py
python ez_setup.py 2Install Pipeasy_install pip 3Install Robot Frameworkpip install robotframework 4Install Robot Framework IDEpip install robotframework-ride 5Install Selenium Librarypip install robotframework-selenium2library 6Install Database Librarypip install robotframework-databaselibrary 7Install SSH Librarypip install robotframework-sshlibrary

It is absolutely critical that gcc and the OS X command line tools are installed before beginning the installation process. Trying to build and install  paramiko and pycrypto will fail with a variety of errors ranging from “autoconf error” to “ImportError: No module named Crypto” – if you encounter either of those errors it’s because Xcode’s command line tools are not installed yet.

 

If fail to install sshlibrary, install paramiko and pycrypto independently:

pip install paramiko

pip install pycrypto

 

If above fails. Install PyCrypto as follow:

#curl -O https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pycrypto/pycrypto-2.6.1.tar.gz

#tar xvfz pycrypto-2.6.1.tar.gz

#cd to pycrypto.2.6.1

#python setup.py build

#python setup.py install

8Install wxPython-2.8.12.1download and install http://sourceforge.net/projects/wxpython/files/wxPython/2.8.12.1/wxPython2.8-osx-unicode-2.8.12.1-universal-py2.7.dmg/download

wxPython version 2.8.6 or newer with Unicode support is required for RIDE to work.

This installer is not signed by Apple, so by default your Mac will tell you it is corrupted and will not install it. You can get around this by temporarily relaxing the security settings in System Preferences. In the Security & Privacy section set "Allow applications downloaded from" to "Anywhere."

9Create a ride.sh file

#!/bin/bash

export VERSIONER_PYTHON_PREFER_32_BIT=yes

 

python /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/robotframework_ride-1.3-py2.7.egg/EGG-INFO/scripts/ride.py

In MacOS, RIDE required 32bit Python. This step runs Python in 32bit.

If run into problem when execute ride.sh, make sure the path to ride.py is correct. Path check as following:

    $ which ride.py

    /usr/local/bin/ride.py

 

Install Robot Framework on Windows

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StepDescriptionHow toNote0Install Python

Download and install from: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.9/python-2.7.9.msi 

Restart your system

Make sure "C:\Python27" is added to path under Windows Environment Variables1Install easy_install

Download from: https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py

Double click ez_setup.py to install

Make sure "C:\Python27\Scripts" is added to path under Windows Environment VariablesNote: All "easy_install" and "pip" is executed in cmd2Install Pipeasy_install pip 3Install Robot Frameworkpip install robotframeworkRun testcase in cmd by: ...>pybot [testcase.robot]4Install Robot Framework IDE

Download and install wxPython: http://sourceforge.net/projects/wxpython/files/wxPython/2.8.12.1/wxPython2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.12.1-py27.exe/download

pip install robotframework-ride

Need to install wxPython before running RIDE. wxPython version 2.8.6 or newer with Unicode support is required for RIDE to work.

Start RIDE in cmd by: ...>ride

5Install Selenium Librarypip install robotframework-selenium2library 6Install Database Librarypip install robotframework-databaselibrary 7Install SSH Library

Download and Install Visual C++ for Python: http://aka.ms/vcpython27

pip install robotframework-sshlibrary

If fail to install sshlibrary, install paramiko and pycrypto independently:

pip install paramiko

pip install pycrypto