# Development

**URL:** https://forum.robotframework.org/c/devel/13.md

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## [About the Development category](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/about-the-development-category/28)

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**Author:** [@René](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Ren%C3%A9)\
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All discussions about Robot Framework Core, Library or Python Development.

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## [Can I run Setup, Test and Teardown separately?](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/can-i-run-setup-test-and-teardown-separately/3878)

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**Author:** [@damies13](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/damies13)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [11 May 2026 23:42 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/can-i-run-setup-test-and-teardown-separately/3878 "2026-05-11T23:42:13Z")

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Hi All, I have been reading through the API Documentation but can’t seem to figure out how to achieve what I’m wanting to do. Basically what I’d like to do is load robot file run suite setup run test setup run test a …

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## [Comments for Drag And Drop](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-drag-and-drop/4247)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 February 2026 14:24 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-drag-and-drop/4247 "2026-02-04T14:24:56Z")

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## [Comments for Get Table Cell Element](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-get-table-cell-element/4282)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2025 11:12 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-get-table-cell-element/4282 "2025-11-02T11:12:24Z")

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## [Robot Framework 7.4 beta 1 has been released! :robot:](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/robot-framework-7-4-beta-1-has-been-released/9307)

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**Author:** [@pekkaklarck](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/pekkaklarck)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 October 2025 16:27 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/robot-framework-7-4-beta-1-has-been-released/9307 "2025-10-07T16:27:59Z")

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Robot Framework 7.4 is a feature release with support for secret variables, possibility to use environment variables in argument files, collapsible execution errors section in the log file, and various other enhancements…

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## [${Keyword Message} in case of passing keywords and scope](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/keyword-message-in-case-of-passing-keywords-and-scope/9284)

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**Author:** [@ckarve](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/ckarve)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [6 October 2025 18:48 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/keyword-message-in-case-of-passing-keywords-and-scope/9284 "2025-10-06T18:48:46Z")

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Hello All, In my current project, as part of compliance requirement, we are required to update the results back for each test step in our test management system. We are implementing a listener for this and using keywor…

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## [Comments for Click](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-click/4238)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [24 September 2025 10:04 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-click/4238 "2025-09-24T10:04:33Z")

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## [Como automatizar um teste com um hcaptcha?](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/como-automatizar-um-teste-com-um-hcaptcha/9100)

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**Author:** [@Marcos](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Marcos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [31 July 2025 10:50 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/como-automatizar-um-teste-com-um-hcaptcha/9100 "2025-07-31T10:50:49Z")

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Oi pessoal, bom dia. Comecei recentemente a estudar o robot e esbarrei em problema. Ao criar um teste em uma pagina de login me deparei com um hcaptcha e não sei como faço para automatizar este passo, uma vez que as per…

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## [Comments for Get Url](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-get-url/4287)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 June 2025 11:12 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-get-url/4287 "2025-06-12T11:12:55Z")

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## [Google Pay Automation](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/google-pay-automation/8942)

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**Author:** [@grarun11](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/grarun11)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [9 June 2025 17:52 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/google-pay-automation/8942 "2025-06-09T17:52:09Z")

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How to automate google pay without authentication?

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## [Comments for Wait For Condition](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-wait-for-condition/5269)

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**Author:** [@René](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Ren%C3%A9)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 December 2024 20:35 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-wait-for-condition/5269 "2024-12-27T20:35:54Z")

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## [Comments for Get Elements](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-get-elements/4273)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [13 November 2023 16:45 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-get-elements/4273 "2023-11-13T16:45:54Z")

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## [Comments for Crawl Site](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-crawl-site/4243)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 March 2025 06:04 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-crawl-site/4243 "2025-03-06T06:04:16Z")

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## [Automated GUI testing in VM](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/automated-gui-testing-in-vm/8396)

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**Author:** [@Leo](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Leo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [5 February 2025 12:29 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/automated-gui-testing-in-vm/8396 "2025-02-05T12:29:49Z")

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I currently have a robot file running on a Windows VM that opens a Windows application using pyautogui and compares images with DocTest.VisualTest. What I need to know is: how do I access it by running a robot file from…

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## [Request validation of Portuguese Translation of Libdoc](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/request-validation-of-portuguese-translation-of-libdoc/8222)

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**Author:** [@HelioGuilherme66](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/HelioGuilherme66)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2025 15:41 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/request-validation-of-portuguese-translation-of-libdoc/8222 "2025-01-30T15:41:02Z")

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I request comments and validation for my proposal of libdoc translation file (original at robotframework/src/web/libdoc/i18n/translations.json at master · robotframework/robotframework · GitHub). I have it in my fork he…

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## [Comments for Scroll By](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-scroll-by/4319)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [20 January 2025 07:58 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-scroll-by/4319 "2025-01-20T07:58:43Z")

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## [Same code for Browsers and Devices](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/same-code-for-browsers-and-devices/8288)

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**Author:** [@grarun11](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/grarun11)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 January 2025 18:50 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/same-code-for-browsers-and-devices/8288 "2025-01-15T18:50:10Z")

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We are using same code for All Browsers and Devices using SeleniumLibrary. Most of them works fine in all but some of the keywords not supporting in ios /android / safari. Do we need to code for browsers and devices with…

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## [Comments for Wait For Elements State](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-wait-for-elements-state/4345)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2024 04:29 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-wait-for-elements-state/4345 "2024-12-19T04:29:42Z")

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## [Comments for Keyboard Key](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-keyboard-key/4298)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 October 2024 18:44 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-keyboard-key/4298 "2024-10-04T18:44:40Z")

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## [New "Unknown" Result State for Robot Framework – Elevating Test Accuracy and Transparency](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/new-unknown-result-state-for-robot-framework-elevating-test-accuracy-and-transparency/8072)

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**Author:** [@ThPoll](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/ThPoll)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [5 December 2024 07:49 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/new-unknown-result-state-for-robot-framework-elevating-test-accuracy-and-transparency/8072 "2024-12-05T07:49:44Z")

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Dear community, An very impactful idea we brought into our test tooling decades ago was a third result state, called unknown, which we found crucial for truly accurate testing outcomes. While the current core implementa…

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## [Excel .xlsx conversion for robot use](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/excel-xlsx-conversion-for-robot-use/7797)

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**Author:** [@CharlieScene](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/CharlieScene)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [18 October 2024 18:29 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/excel-xlsx-conversion-for-robot-use/7797 "2024-10-18T18:29:04Z")

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Hi All, I have an issue where I need to control an .xlsx file content, but the file generated by my application is not a “standard” one. So it can’t be read directly by ExcelLibrary, python openxyl nor pandas (I know i…

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## [Comments for Wait For Alerts](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-wait-for-alerts/7887)

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**Author:** [@aaltat](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/aaltat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [6 October 2024 19:27 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-wait-for-alerts/7887 "2024-10-06T19:27:35Z")

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## [Is there a Way to Instantiate Global Variables Dynamically? Page Object Model (POM)](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-instantiate-global-variables-dynamically-page-object-model-pom/7789)

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**Author:** [@wolfred](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/wolfred)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2024 19:33 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-instantiate-global-variables-dynamically-page-object-model-pom/7789 "2024-09-18T19:33:48Z")

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Hi, I want to instantiate global variables dynamically in Robot Framework, but I’ve encountered challenges with making this simple and user friendly, and getting my IDE to recognize these dynamically created variables f…

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## [Comments for Get Element](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-get-element/4269)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [29 August 2024 07:41 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-get-element/4269 "2024-08-29T07:41:01Z")

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## [HELP - 404 Error - RF Keyword Docs are down!](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/help-404-error-rf-keyword-docs-are-down/7720)

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**Author:** [@UnexpectedGrit](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/UnexpectedGrit)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [24 August 2024 02:56 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/help-404-error-rf-keyword-docs-are-down/7720 "2024-08-24T02:56:54Z")

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The following Links to RF Keyword Documentation are now producing 404 Error! https://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/libraries/BuiltIn.html https://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/libraries/Collection…

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## [Comments for Promise To Wait For Download](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-promise-to-wait-for-download/4314)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [20 August 2024 12:18 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-promise-to-wait-for-download/4314 "2024-08-20T12:18:17Z")

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## [Comments for Get Text](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-get-text/4285)

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**Author:** [@mkorpela](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/mkorpela)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [31 July 2024 10:01 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/comments-for-get-text/4285 "2024-07-31T10:01:57Z")

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## [Promise To Wait For Download and Download](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/promise-to-wait-for-download-and-download/6548)

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**Author:** [@Steen](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Steen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [24 July 2024 19:47 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/promise-to-wait-for-download-and-download/6548 "2024-07-24T19:47:31Z")

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I have tried to use the keywords Promise To Wait For Download and Download when downloading a file from a site. But in both situations I get the error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘downloadsP…

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## [Dynamic libraries and PythonLibCore](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/dynamic-libraries-and-pythonlibcore/7410)

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**Author:** [@jasle](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/jasle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 June 2024 09:41 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/dynamic-libraries-and-pythonlibcore/7410 "2024-06-12T09:41:52Z")

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Hello, I try to use PythonLibCore together with the Robot Framework dynamic library API, but the so build library does not return any keywords. Did anyone used PythonLibCore together with the dynamic library api or kno…

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## [Robtor Framework & RUST](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/robtor-framework-rust/7321)

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**Author:** [@rpalaani30](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/rpalaani30)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 May 2024 17:45 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/robtor-framework-rust/7321 "2024-05-27T17:45:59Z")

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Hi All, Is there any plan to support RUST without pyd file. like directly calling python libraries from robot framework to avoid python version dependencies with pyd.

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