robotframework-selenium2library
Web testing library for Robot Framework
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are maintaining a legacy test suite that explicitly requires Selenium2Library. The package is abandoned (last update 2020-10-29) and is explicitly a migration shim; new projects should install SeleniumLibrary directly. For existing codebases, the description recommends migrating away from this package rather than continuing to use it.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Robot Framework and Selenium WebDriver to be installed; also requires a compatible web browser and corresponding WebDriver binary (e.g., chromedriver for Chrome).
- Low install friction, but the package is abandoned as of 2020-10-29 and exists primarily as a migration bridge.
- Version 3.0 is a thin wrapper around robotframework-seleniumlibrary; users should migrate to SeleniumLibrary directly rather than rely on this deprecated package.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache License 2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive), so there are no restrictions on commercial or proprietary use, modification, or redistribution.
last release 2017-12-04 (3175 days) · last repo commit 2020-10-29 · 62 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 372,323 downloads/mo, #7,162 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install robotframework-selenium2library
In a Robot Framework test file:
*** Settings ***
Library Selenium2Library
*** Test Cases ***
Open Browser https://example.com chrome- Whether the package still works reliably with modern versions of Selenium and Robot Framework given its abandoned status since 2020.
- Compatibility with current Python versions beyond the stated support for Python 2.7 and 3.3+.
What it is and what it does
Selenium2Library is a Robot Framework library that provides keywords for automating web browser interactions via Selenium. Starting from version 3.0, it is a wrapper around SeleniumLibrary and contains the same functionality; it exists mainly to ease migration from the older Selenium2Library 1.8 architecture to the newer SeleniumLibrary codebase.
The package is now abandoned and has not been updated since 2020. The description explicitly recommends that existing users migrate to SeleniumLibrary directly, as Selenium2Library 3.0 is just a thin compatibility layer. For new projects, SeleniumLibrary should be used instead; this package is primarily useful only for maintaining legacy test suites that still reference Selenium2Library imports.
Use it for
- Maintaining or running legacy Robot Framework test suites that were written against Selenium2Library before the migration to SeleniumLibrary.
- Temporary bridge during migration from Selenium2Library 1.8 to the newer SeleniumLibrary architecture.
- Automated web UI testing in Robot Framework when Selenium WebDriver integration is needed for browser control.
Worth the install?
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No, unless you are maintaining a legacy test suite that explicitly requires Selenium2Library.
The package is abandoned (last update 2020-10-29) and is explicitly a migration shim; new projects should install SeleniumLibrary directly. For existing codebases, the description recommends migrating away from this package rather than continuing to use it.
Install
robotframework-selenium2library on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction, but the package is abandoned as of 2020-10-29 and exists primarily as a migration bridge. Version 3.0 is a thin wrapper around robotframework-seleniumlibrary; users should migrate to SeleniumLibrary directly rather than rely on this deprecated package.
Requires Robot Framework and Selenium WebDriver to be installed; also requires a compatible web browser and corresponding WebDriver binary (e.g., chromedriver for Chrome).
License in practice
Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive), so there are no restrictions on commercial or proprietary use, modification, or redistribution.
Quickstart
pip install robotframework-selenium2library
In a Robot Framework test file:
*** Settings ***
Library Selenium2Library
*** Test Cases ***
Open Browser https://example.com chromeVerify before relying
- Whether the package still works reliably with modern versions of Selenium and Robot Framework given its abandoned status since 2020.
- Compatibility with current Python versions beyond the stated support for Python 2.7 and 3.3+.
Package facts
| License | Apache License 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagerobotframework-seleniumlibrary |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,175 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 372,323 / month, #7,162 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 FrameworkLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Software Development :: Testing |
Evidence: robotframework_selenium2library-3.0.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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