RPA Framework

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Introduction

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.

Learn more about RPA at Robocorp Documentation_.

The project is:

• 100% Open Source
• Sponsored by Robocorp_
• Optimized for Robocorp Control Room_ and Developer Tools_
• Accepting external contributions

.. _Robot Framework: https://robotframework.org .. _Robot Framework Foundation: https://robotframework.org/foundation/ .. _Python: https://www.python.org/ .. _Robocorp: https://robocorp.com .. _Robocorp Documentation: https://robocorp.com/docs-robot-framework .. _Control Room: https://robocorp.com/docs/control-room .. _Developer Tools: https://robocorp.com/downloads .. _Installing Python Packages: https://robocorp.com/docs/setup/installing-python-package-dependencies

Links ^^^^^

• Homepage: <https://www.github.com/robocorp/rpaframework/>_
• Documentation: <https://rpaframework.org/>_
• PyPI: <https://pypi.org/project/rpaframework/>_
• Release notes: <https://rpaframework.org/releasenotes.html>_
• RSS feed: <https://rpaframework.org/releases.xml>_

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Packages

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From the above packages, rpaframework-core and rpaframework-recognition are support packages, which alone do not contain any libraries.

Libraries

The RPA Framework project currently includes the following libraries:

The x in the PACKAGE column means that library is included in the rpaframework package and for example. x,pdf means that RPA.PDF library is provided in both the rpaframework and rpaframework-pdf packages.

+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | LIBRARY NAME | DESCRIPTION | PACKAGE | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Archive_ | Archiving TAR and ZIP files | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Assistant_ | Display information to a user and request input. | assistant | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Browser.Selenium_ | Control browsers and automate the web | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Browser.Playwright_ | Newer way to control browsers | special (more below) | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Calendar_ | For date and time manipulations | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Cloud.AWS_ | Use Amazon AWS services | x,aws | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Cloud.Azure_ | Use Microsoft Azure services | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Cloud.Google_ | Use Google Cloud services | google | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Crypto_ | Common hashing and encryption operations | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Database_ | Interact with databases | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Desktop_ | Cross-platform desktop automation | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Desktop.Clipboard_ | Interact with the system clipboard | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Desktop.OperatingSystem_ | Read OS information and manipulate processes | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | DocumentAI_ | Intelligent Document Processing wrapper | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | DocumentAI.Base64AI_ | Intelligent Document Processing service | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | DocumentAI.Nanonets_ | Intelligent Document Processing service | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Email.Exchange_ | E-Mail operations (Exchange protocol) | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Email.ImapSmtp_ | E-Mail operations (IMAP & SMTP) | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Excel.Application_ | Control the Excel desktop application | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Excel.Files_ | Manipulate Excel files directly | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | FileSystem_ | Read and manipulate files and paths | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | FTP_ | Interact with FTP servers | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | HTTP_ | Interact directly with web APIs | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Hubspot_ | Access HubSpot CRM data objects | hubspot | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Images_ | Manipulate images | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | JavaAccessBridge_ | Control Java applications | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | JSON_ | Manipulate JSON objects | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | MFA_ | Authenticate using one-time passwords (OTP) & OAuth2 | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | MSGraph_ | Access Microsoft 365 via the Microsoft Graph API | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Notifier_ | Notify messages using different services | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Decision_ | Decision model (Jev, Laya) for typed decisions | decision | | OpenAI_ | Artificial Intelligence service | openai | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Outlook.Application_ | Control the Outlook desktop application | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | PDF_ | Read and create PDF documents | x,pdf | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Robocorp.Process_ | Use the Robocorp Process API | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Robocorp.WorkItems_ | Use the Robocorp Work Items API | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Robocorp.Vault_ | Use the Robocorp Secrets API | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Robocorp.Storage_ | Use the Robocorp Asset Storage API | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Salesforce_ | Salesforce operations | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | SAP_ | Control SAP GUI desktop client | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Slack_ | Send messages and interact with Slack workspaces | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Smartsheet_ | Access Smartsheet sheets | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Tables_ | Manipulate, sort, and filter tabular data | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Tasks_ | Control task execution | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Twitter_ | Twitter API interface | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Windows_ | Alternative library for Windows automation | x,windows | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Word.Application_ | Control the Word desktop application | x | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+

.. _Archive: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/archive/ .. _Assistant: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/assistant/ .. _Browser.Playwright: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/browser_playwright/ .. _Browser.Selenium: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/browser_selenium/ .. _Calendar: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/calendar/ .. _Cloud.AWS: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/cloud_aws/ .. _Cloud.Azure: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/cloud_azure/ .. _Cloud.Google: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/cloud_google/ .. _Crypto: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/crypto/ .. _Database: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/database/ .. _Desktop: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/desktop/ .. _Desktop.Clipboard: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/desktop_clipboard/ .. _Desktop.OperatingSystem: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/desktop_operatingsystem/ .. _DocumentAI: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/documentai .. _DocumentAI.Base64AI: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/documentai_base64ai/ .. _DocumentAI.Nanonets: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/documentai_nanonets/ .. _Email.Exchange: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/email_exchange/ .. _Email.ImapSmtp: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/email_imapsmtp/ .. _Excel.Application: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/excel_application/ .. _Excel.Files: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/excel_files/ .. _FileSystem: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/filesystem/ .. _FTP: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/ftp/ .. _HTTP: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/http/ .. _Hubspot: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/hubspot/ .. _Images: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/images/ .. _JavaAccessBridge: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/javaaccessbridge/ .. _JSON: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/json/ .. _MFA: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/mfa/ .. _MSGraph: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/msgraph/ .. _Notifier: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/notifier/ .. _Decision: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/decision/ .. _OpenAI: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/openai/ .. _Outlook.Application: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/outlook_application/ .. _PDF: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/pdf/ .. _Robocorp.Process: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/robocorp_process/ .. _Robocorp.WorkItems: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/robocorp_workitems/ .. _Robocorp.Vault: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/robocorp_vault/ .. _Robocorp.Storage: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/robocorp_storage/ .. _Salesforce: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/salesforce/ .. _SAP: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/sap/ .. _Slack: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/slack/ .. _Smartsheet: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/smartsheet/ .. _Tables: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/tables/ .. _Tasks: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/tasks/ .. _Twitter: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/twitter/ .. _Windows: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/windows/ .. _Word.Application: https://rpaframework.org/libraries/word_application/

Installation of RPA.Browser.Playwright

The RPA.Browser.Playwright at the moment requires special installation, because of the package size and the post install step it needs to be fully installed.

Minimum required conda.yaml to install Playwright:

.. code-block:: yaml

channels:
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - python=3.11.13
  - nodejs=22.9.0
  - pip=24.0
  - pip:
    - robotframework-browser==18.8.1
    - rpaframework==31.1.2
rccPostInstall:
  - rfbrowser init

Installation

Learn about installing Python packages at Installing Python Packages_.

Default installation method with Robocorp Developer Tools_ using conda.yaml:

.. code-block:: yaml

channels: - conda-forge dependencies: - python=3.11.13 - pip=24.0 - pip: - rpaframework==31.1.2

To install all extra packages (including Playwright dependencies), you can use:

.. code-block:: yaml

channels: - conda-forge dependencies: - python=3.11.13 - tesseract=5.4.1 - nodejs=22.9.0 - pip=24.0 - pip: - robotframework-browser==18.8.1 - rpaframework==31.1.2 - rpaframework-aws==5.3.3 - rpaframework-google==9.0.2 - rpaframework-recognition==5.2.5 rccPostInstall: - rfbrowser init

Separate installation of AWS, PDF and Windows libraries without the main rpaframework:

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channels: - conda-forge dependencies: - python=3.11.13 - pip=24.0 - pip: - rpaframework-aws==5.3.3 # included in the rpaframework as an extra - rpaframework-pdf==7.3.3 # included in the rpaframework by default - rpaframework-windows==7.5.2 # included in the rpaframework by default

Installation method with pip using Python venv_:

.. code-block:: shell

python -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate pip install rpaframework

.. note:: Python 3.9.2 or higher is required (tested up to 3.13)

Example

After installation the libraries can be directly imported inside Robot Framework_:

.. code:: robotframework

*** 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_:

.. code:: 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)

Here is another example showing how to read an Excel file and filter rows using RPA.Excel.Files_ and RPA.Tables_ together:

.. code:: robotframework

*** Settings ***
Library    RPA.Excel.Files
Library    RPA.Tables

*** Tasks ***
Filter active employees
    Open workbook    employees.xlsx
    ${table}=    Read worksheet as table    header=True
    Close workbook
    ${active}=    Filter table by column    ${table}    Status    ==    Active
    Log    Found ${active.size} active employees

And the same example in Python_:

.. code:: python

from RPA.Excel.Files import Files
from RPA.Tables import Tables

excel = Files()
tables = Tables()

excel.open_workbook("employees.xlsx")
table = excel.read_worksheet_as_table(header=True)
excel.close_workbook()

active = tables.filter_table_by_column(table, "Status", "==", "Active")
print(f"Found {active.size} active employees")

Support and contact

• rpaframework.org <https://rpaframework.org/>_ for library documentation
• Robocorp Documentation_ for guides and tutorials
• #rpaframework channel in Robot Framework Slack_ if you have open questions or want to contribute
• Communicate with your fellow Software Robot Developers and Robocorp experts at Robocorp Developers Slack_

.. _Robot Framework Slack: https://robotframework-slack-invite.herokuapp.com/ .. _Robocorp Developers Slack: https://robocorp-developers.slack.com

Contributing

Found a bug? Missing a critical feature? Interested in contributing? Head over to the Contribution guide <https://rpaframework.org/contributing/guide.html>_ to see where to get started.

Development

Repository development is Python_ based and requires Python 3.11 or higher (tested up to 3.14) installed on the development machine. Python 3.10 and older are not supported since the November 2026 releases (3.10 reached end of life in October 2026).

Repository development tooling is based on uv_ and invoke_. uv is used for dependency management, building and running the package. Invoke is used for scripting purposes, for example for linting, testing and publishing tasks.

Before writing any code, please read and acknowledge our extensive Dev Guide_.

.. _Dev Guide: https://github.com/robocorp/rpaframework/blob/master/docs/source/contributing/development.md

First steps to start developing:

1. Install uv_ (see uv installation docs <https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/>_)

2. git clone the repository

#. create a new Git branch or switch to correct branch or stay in master branch

• branch naming conventions: feature/name-of-feature, hotfix/name-of-the-issue, release/number-of-release

#. uv sync — installs the package and its dependencies into the .venv directory

#. if testing against Robocorp Robot which is using devdata/env.json:

• set environment variables
• or uv build and use the resulting .whl file (in the dist/ directory) in the Robot conda.yaml
• or push the .whl to a repository and reference the raw URL in conda.yaml

#. uv run python -m robot <ROBOT_ARGS> <TARGET_ROBOT_FILE>

• common ROBOT_ARGS from Robocorp Robot template: --report NONE --outputdir output --logtitle "Task log"

#. uv run python <TARGET_PYTHON_FILE>

#. invoke lint to make sure that code formatting follows rpaframework repository guidelines. Formatting is based on black_ and flake8_ and those are run with invoke lint.

#. Library documentation can be generated from the repository root (the "meta" package level). Local changes to the main package are reflected automatically. For optional packages, use invoke install-local --package <package_name> (e.g. rpaframework-aws) to install them as editable versions. Reset with invoke install --reset.

• uv sync and/or invoke install-local --package <package name>
• make docs
• open docs/build/html/index.html in a browser, or run make local and navigate to localhost:8000 for a live preview.

.. code-block:: toml

  # Before
  [tool.uv.sources]
  rpaframework = { path = "packages/main", extras = ["cv", "playwright", "aws"] }
  rpaframework-google = { version = "^4.0.0" }
  rpaframework-windows = { version = "^4.0.0" }

  # After
  [tool.uv.sources]
  rpaframework = { path = "packages/main", extras = ["cv", "playwright"] }
  rpaframework-aws = { path = "packages/aws" }
  rpaframework-google = { version = "^4.0.0" }
  rpaframework-windows = { version = "^4.0.0" }

#. invoke test (runs both Python unittests and Robot Framework tests in the package tests/ directory)

• to run a specific Python test: uv run pytest path/to/test.py::test_function
• to run a specific Robot Framework test: inv testrobot -r <robot_name> -t <task_name>

#. git commit changes #. git push changes to remote #. create a pull request from the branch describing the changes in the description #. update docs/source/releasenotes.rst with changes (commit and push)

Packaging and publishing are done after changes have been merged into master branch. All the following steps should be done within master branch.

#. in a pull request: update pyproject.toml with the new version according to semantic versioning, run uv lock in the package (and at the repository root when the root lock file is affected), and move the changes in docs/source/releasenotes.rst from Upcoming release into a dated block under Released that ends with the list of released versions, one bullet per package in the form rpaframework-core 14.0.0 #. merge the pull request once the GitHub Actions on it are green #. git checkout master && git pull, then in the package directory run python ../../tools/tag.py. It creates and pushes the tag <package>-<version> #. the release workflow builds the package from the tagged commit, publishes it to PyPI (trusted publishing from the pypi environment) and creates the GitHub release from the dated release-notes block that contains the version #. when a package depends on another package of this repository with a raised version floor, release the dependency first: the dependent can only be relocked once the dependency is on PyPI

Some recommended tools for development

• Visual Studio Code_ as a code editor with following extensions:

  • Sema4.ai_
  • Robot Framework Language Server_
  • GitLens_
  • Python extension_

• GitHub Desktop_ will make version management less prone to errors

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License

This project is open-source and licensed under the terms of the Apache License 2.0 <http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>_.