robotframework-dependencylibrary
Declare dependencies between Robot Framework tests
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use Robot Framework and have tests with explicit sequential or state dependencies. The library is stable and permissively licensed, with low install friction. The main caveat is dormant maintenance—last release was 2023-03-23—so verify compatibility with your robotframework version before adopting it in new projects.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires robotframework to be installed; to depend on tests or suites from other files, run Robot Framework with --listener DependencyLibrary or include DependencyLibrary in those files' Settings.
- Low install friction with a single runtime dependency on robotframework.
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2023-03-23, though the repository remains active and the library is marked Production/Stable.
License · maintenance · safety
0BSD (BSD Zero Clause License) (permissive) — Licensed under 0BSD (BSD Zero Clause License), a permissive license with no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
last release 2023-03-23 (1240 days) · last repo commit 2024-04-24 · 21 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 88,950 downloads/mo, #13,691 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install robotframework-dependencylibrary
# In your Robot Framework test file:
*** Settings ***
Library DependencyLibrary
*** Test Cases ***
First Test
No operation
Second Test
Depends on test First Test
Log This runs only if First Test passed- Whether the library works with current robotframework versions given the last release was 2023-03-23
- Support status for Python 2, which is end-of-life, given classifiers list both Python 2 and 3
What it is and what it does
DependencyLibrary is a Robot Framework extension that lets you declare when one test depends on another test or suite passing. Instead of tests failing redundantly or running in the wrong order, you use keywords like `Depends on test` to mark prerequisites; if a dependency fails or is skipped, the dependent test is automatically skipped with a clear message rather than running and failing again.
The library handles three scenarios: when a dependency passes, the dependent test runs normally; when a dependency fails or is skipped, the dependent test is skipped with a message explaining why; and when you reference a test that doesn't exist or hasn't run yet, the library warns you. It works within a single test file by default, and across files when you run Robot Framework with `--listener DependencyLibrary` or include the library in each file's settings.
Use it for
- Skip integration tests when their setup test fails, avoiding cascading false failures in test reports
- Run tests in a required sequence where later tests depend on state set up by earlier ones
- Depend on an entire test suite passing before running a downstream suite of tests
- Catch mistakes in test dependencies with warnings when you reference non-existent or self-referential tests
- Make test suites more readable by explicitly declaring which tests must pass before others run
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you use Robot Framework and have tests with explicit sequential or state dependencies.
The library is stable and permissively licensed, with low install friction. The main caveat is dormant maintenance—last release was 2023-03-23—so verify compatibility with your robotframework version before adopting it in new projects.
Install
robotframework-dependencylibrary on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single runtime dependency on robotframework. Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2023-03-23, though the repository remains active and the library is marked Production/Stable.
Requires robotframework to be installed; to depend on tests or suites from other files, run Robot Framework with --listener DependencyLibrary or include DependencyLibrary in those files' Settings.
License in practice
Licensed under 0BSD (BSD Zero Clause License), a permissive license with no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
Quickstart
pip install robotframework-dependencylibrary
# In your Robot Framework test file:
*** Settings ***
Library DependencyLibrary
*** Test Cases ***
First Test
No operation
Second Test
Depends on test First Test
Log This runs only if First Test passedVerify before relying
- Whether the library works with current robotframework versions given the last release was 2023-03-23
- Support status for Python 2, which is end-of-life, given classifiers list both Python 2 and 3
Package facts
| License | 0BSD (BSD Zero Clause License) permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagerobotframework |
| Maintenance | Dormant 1,240 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 88,950 / month, #13,691 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableFramework :: Robot Framework :: LibraryOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Software Development :: Testing |
Evidence: robotframework_dependencylibrary-4.0.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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