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	Note
0	Install 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 */
1	Install easy_install	sudo apt-get install python-setuptools or: sudo yum install python-setuptools
2	Install Pip	easy_install pip
3	Install Robot Framework	pip install robotframework	Run test case by execute "pybot [testcase.robot]" in terminal
4	Install Robot Framework IDE	pip install robotframework-ride	Start RIDE by execute ride.py in terminal
5	Install Selenium Library	pip install robotframework-selenium2library
6	Install Database Library	pip install robotframework-databaselibrary
7	Install SSH Library	pip 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
8	Install 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	Note
0	Install Xcode	Download and Install Xcode through Apple App Store	It is absolutely critical that gcc and the OS X command line tools are installed before beginning the installation process.
1	Install easy_install	curl -O https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py python ez_setup.py
2	Install Pip	easy_install pip
3	Install Robot Framework	pip install robotframework
4	Install Robot Framework IDE	pip install robotframework-ride
5	Install Selenium Library	pip install robotframework-selenium2library
6	Install Database Library	pip install robotframework-databaselibrary
7	Install SSH Library	pip 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
8	Install wxPython-2.8.12.1	download 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."
9	Create 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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Step	Description	How to	Note
0	Install 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 Variables
1	Install 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 Variables
Note: All "easy_install" and "pip" is executed in cmd
2	Install Pip	easy_install pip
3	Install Robot Framework	pip install robotframework	Run testcase in cmd by: ...>pybot [testcase.robot]
4	Install 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
5	Install Selenium Library	pip install robotframework-selenium2library
6	Install Database Library	pip install robotframework-databaselibrary
7	Install 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