robotremoteserver
Robot Framework remote server implemented with Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need distributed test execution with Robot Framework and can accept dormant maintenance. The package is Production/Stable with no known vulnerabilities, zero runtime dependencies, and low install friction. However, verify that version 1.1.1 meets your Robot Framework version and Python version requirements before adopting, since the last release was 2022-12-23 and no active maintenance is evident.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Robot Framework to be installed separately; the remote server itself has no runtime dependencies but is only useful when connected to a Robot Framework instance.
- Low friction installation with no runtime dependencies.
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2022-12-23 and no commits since 2024-02-14—but the package is marked Production/Stable and has been stable since its first release in 2014-03-04.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache License 2.0 (permissive) — Apache License 2.0 is permissive and imposes no significant restrictions on use or redistribution; suitable for both open-source and proprietary projects.
last release 2022-12-23 (1330 days) · last repo commit 2024-02-14 · 160 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 84,217 downloads/mo, #14,016 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install robotremoteserver
from robotremoteserver import RobotRemoteServer
RobotRemoteServer(library_instance)- Whether dormant maintenance (last commit 2024-02-14, no releases since 2022-12-23) poses risk for future Python or Robot Framework compatibility.
- Current compatibility with Robot Framework versions beyond those documented in the description excerpt.
- Whether logging via robot.api.logger or Python's logging module remains unsupported in version 1.1.1.
What it is and what it does
RobotRemoteServer is a Python implementation of Robot Framework's remote library interface, allowing you to host test libraries on separate processes or machines and execute tests against them over XML-RPC. It acts as a bridge between Robot Framework and libraries running elsewhere, enabling distributed test execution across different Python implementations (CPython, Jython, IronPython, PyPy).
You create a server by instantiating RobotRemoteServer with a library instance or module, configure it with a host and port (defaulting to 127.0.0.1 and 8270), and optionally write the port to a file or start it in a background thread. The server supports Robot Framework's static, hybrid, and dynamic library APIs, including keyword decorators for custom naming and tags. Main limitation: logging via robot.api.logger or Python's logging module is not currently supported.
Use it for
- Run test libraries on a separate machine or process to isolate them from the main Robot Framework execution environment.
- Distribute test execution across multiple Python implementations (Jython, IronPython, PyPy) without modifying library code.
- Host a single test library instance that multiple Robot Framework instances can connect to and reuse.
- Integrate legacy or third-party libraries into Robot Framework by wrapping them in a remote server without modification.
- Enable CI/CD pipelines to execute tests against libraries running in containers or on remote servers.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need distributed test execution with Robot Framework and can accept dormant maintenance.
The package is Production/Stable with no known vulnerabilities, zero runtime dependencies, and low install friction. However, verify that version 1.1.1 meets your Robot Framework version and Python version requirements before adopting, since the last release was 2022-12-23 and no active maintenance is evident.
Install
robotremoteserver on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation with no runtime dependencies. Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2022-12-23 and no commits since 2024-02-14—but the package is marked Production/Stable and has been stable since its first release in 2014-03-04.
Requires Robot Framework to be installed separately; the remote server itself has no runtime dependencies but is only useful when connected to a Robot Framework instance.
License in practice
Apache License 2.0 is permissive and imposes no significant restrictions on use or redistribution; suitable for both open-source and proprietary projects.
Quickstart
pip install robotremoteserver
from robotremoteserver import RobotRemoteServer
RobotRemoteServer(library_instance)Verify before relying
- Whether dormant maintenance (last commit 2024-02-14, no releases since 2022-12-23) poses risk for future Python or Robot Framework compatibility.
- Current compatibility with Robot Framework versions beyond those documented in the description excerpt.
- Whether logging via robot.api.logger or Python's logging module remains unsupported in version 1.1.1.
Package facts
| License | Apache License 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Dormant 1,330 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 84,217 / month, #14,016 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 :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: IronPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: JythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: Software Development :: Testing |
Evidence: robotremoteserver-1.1.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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