{"categories":[{"label":"Testing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-testing/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides base classes and decorators to simplify building hybrid and dynamic test libraries for Robot Framework, handling framework API requirements automatically.","skillfed_tags":["robot-framework","test-library-framework","plugin-architecture"],"use_cases":["Build a modular test library by organizing keywords into separate component classes and composing them with DynamicCore or HybridCore.","Create a test library with a plugin system so users can extend it with custom keyword providers without modifying the core library.","Translate keyword names and documentation for Robot Framework libraries to support multiple languages.","Simplify migration from static to dynamic or hybrid library APIs by inheriting from the appropriate core class.","Publish library keywords as a Python public API automatically by leveraging the framework's method exposure."],"what_it_does":"robotframework-pythonlibcore is a framework for building Robot Framework test libraries in Python. It abstracts away the complexity of implementing the hybrid and dynamic library APIs, letting you focus on writing keywords instead of boilerplate. You inherit from either HybridCore or DynamicCore, decorate your keyword methods with @keyword, and pass library component instances to the base class\u2014the framework handles exposing them to Robot Framework automatically.\n\nThe package supports plugin architectures, allowing libraries to load external keyword providers at runtime, and provides translation support for keyword names and documentation. It has no runtime dependencies and is stable production code already used by established Robot Framework libraries.","worth_installing":"Yes. This is a stable, actively maintained framework library with zero dependencies, used by established Robot Framework projects. Install it if you are building a Robot Framework test library in Python and want to avoid implementing the library API boilerplate yourself. The permissive license and recent release history make it a low-risk choice."},"id":"robotframework-pythonlibcore","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/robotframework-pythonlibcore","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/robotframework-pythonlibcore.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/robotframework-pythonlibcore/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-05-14","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"robotframework-pythonlibcore","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Tools to ease creating larger test libraries for Robot Framework using Python."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":2335072,"position":3129,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"4.6.0"}