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id: robotcode-runner
version: "2.7.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# robotcode-runner — RobotCode runner for Robot Framework

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 78.5K/mo

## What it is and what it does

robotcode-runner is a test execution module within the RobotCode project, providing utilities to run Robot Framework tests as part of the broader RobotCode automation toolchain. It depends on robotcode, robotframework, and related RobotCode packages (robotcode-modifiers, robotcode-plugin, robotcode-robot) to integrate test execution into RobotCode's ecosystem.

The package is marked Production/Stable and supports Python 3.10 through 3.14 on both CPython and PyPy. It is actively maintained with recent releases and serves as a building block for developers who want to execute Robot Framework tests within or alongside RobotCode's development and testing infrastructure.

Use it for:

- Running Robot Framework test suites programmatically from within RobotCode-based automation tools.
- Integrating test execution into RobotCode plugins or extensions that need to invoke Robot Framework tests.
- Automating test runs as part of a larger RobotCode workflow or CI/CD pipeline.
- Building custom test runners that leverage RobotCode's modifiers and plugin architecture.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides test execution and runner utilities for Robot Framework, integrated into the RobotCode ecosystem to streamline test automation workflows.

Yes, if you are already using RobotCode or Robot Framework and need integrated test execution utilities. The package is actively maintained, carries no known vulnerabilities, has low install friction, and uses a permissive Apache-2.0 license. Install only if you have a concrete need for RobotCode-integrated test execution; it is a specialized component, not a general-purpose test runner.

## Install

pip install robotcode-runner
uv add robotcode-runner
poetry add robotcode-runner

## Installing robotcode-runner

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a release 31 days ago and recent commits; part of a moderately popular project with 292 GitHub stars.

License in practice: Distributed under Apache-2.0, a permissive license allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most commercial and open-source projects.

Quickstart:

pip install robotcode-runner

from robotcode.runner import ...
# Use RobotCode runner utilities for test execution

Requires Python 3.10 or later; depends on robotcode, robotframework, and related RobotCode packages.

Verify before relying:

- Specific runner API surface and available execution modes beyond the generic 'test execution utilities' description.
- Whether runner utilities are intended for programmatic use, CLI invocation, or both.
- Integration patterns with existing Robot Framework test suites and RobotCode plugins.

## Package facts

- License: Apache-2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 78.5K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

robot framework test runner, robotcode test execution, robot framework automation runner, test execution utilities robot, robotcode runner integration, robot framework test utilities, robot-framework, test-execution, automation

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