Beginner's Guide to Robot Framework - Introduction

Let's look at what is going to be covered in the Introduction to Robot Framework!

Let's look at how we can install Robot Framework on our device! We've also included the sample robot file for your use so you can test it yourself!

Let's do a proper installation of Robot Framework ourselves!

These are the text instructions for how we can install Robot Framework on our PC.

Now that we have Robot Framework installed, let's cover the different sections of a Robot Framework file! This video covers the 6 sections of Robot Framework in general detail, we'll cover the individual sections in further detail where relevant in this course!

Before we dive too deep into the Framework, let's talk about variables so you'll understand how we can use variables in our automations! We're covering the four main different types of variables in this lecture, scalars, lists, dictionaries and environment variables! We've included a robot file that we use in the following video as downloadable material too!

Let's have a look through the variables robot file to see how it all works!

Let's start talking about the standard libraries in Robot Framework and we'll start with the BuiltIn library! Download the attached robot file to follow in the next video!

Let's have a walk through the builtIn robot file from the last video!

Let's talk about how we can manipulate strings and dictionary variables with the Collections library! Download the attached robot file to follow in the next videos!

Let's look over what's included in this robot file!

Learn how to add to collections with this library!

Learn how to clean and remove items from collections!

Learn how to obtain items from collections!

Learn how we can log values from our collection items!

Learn how to sort lists in Robot Framework!

Let's talk about how we can use the Datetime library in our robot automations to get specific date and time values, with the included robot file too!

Let's get a bit of an overview on the Datetime library and it's terms.

Let's see how we can add times and dates together in this library!

Let's see how we can subtract times in this library!

Learn how to convert between different time and date formats!

Let's talk about the dialogs library and how we can use it to pause our automations and you can also test this robot yourself!

Let's see how you can request a manual step in an automation!

See how you can provide the user with a selection of values!

See how you can get and use a value from a user!

Let's look at one of the more useful libraries in Robot Framework with the Operating System library! Download the attached robot file to follow in the next videos!

See how you can make environment variables in Robot Framework with the Operating System Library!

Let's see how to edit files with the OS library!

See what options we have for editing directories with the OS library!

See how else we can manage our files with the OS library!

When running tests, sometimes we need to start external processes and we can do this with our Process library! Let's look at some of the available keywords with our sample robot in the following videos!

See how we can start processes with the Run Process keyword!

See how we can start processes with the Start Process keyword and it's differences to Run Process!

Let's have a quick look at the Screenshot library and how we can use it to take screenshots when running our processes with the attached file in the next videos!

See how we need to import the Screenshot library!

Let's look at the remaining keywords in the screenshot library!

Let's look at the String library and cover some of the more useful string keywords so we can manipulate strings in our future automations! Remember to download the robot file for the following videos!

Let's have a look at some of the basic keywords available to us in the String library!

Let's see what keywords are available to us for obtaining different lines from our strings!

See what keywords are available to us when we need to split our strings!

See how we can clean our strings in the String library!

Let's cover the last of the standard libraries with the XML library, so we can find out how to manipulate XML files efficiently and easily! Download both the XML robot file and the xml file itself for the following videos!

Before we get into manipulating the XML file, we need to first learn how to read it in!

Once we know how to read the XML, let's see how we can manipulate and add new tags to it!

And finally, how do we save the changes we made to the XML file!

Let's cover control structures, so you can learn how to manipulate the flow of a Robot Framework test case and accomplish your testing goals!

Let's examine how the different kinds of loops work in Robot Framework!

Let's examine how the IF ELSE statements work in Robot Framework!

Let's see how the TRY EXCEPT statements work in Robot Framework!

Let's see how we can stop loops in Robot Framework with the BREAK statement!

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