Can't install robotframework?

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I've tried with these two ways:

pip install robotframework, return with below error:

Collecting robotframework Using cached robotframework-2.8.7.tar.gz Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info: Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 20, in File "C:\Users\wul5\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-
6d1rilfl\robotframework\setup.py", line 45 for directory in 'rebot', 'libdoc', 'testdoc', 'lib', 'common' ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\test\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-6d1rilfl\robotframework

Download the source file, and install with python setup.py install, get below error:

File "setup.py", line 51 for directory in 'rebot', 'libdoc', 'testdoc', 'lib', 'common': ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Anyone can help?

what version of python are you using? Also, does python -m pip install robotframework fail in the same way? — NightShadeQueen
Yes. It could be the reason of version mismatching between python and robotframework module. — Kaje
Yes, I'm using 3.4.3. Which version I can used to install robotframework? — lydia wu
I reinstall python version 2.7, then robot framework can install success. — lydia wu

Sai Charantimath Sai Charantimath · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-26T19:05:04

Follow the steps to install robotframework

Install Python 2.7.1

RIDE runs only on the regular Python, not on Jython nor IronPython.

Download Python 2.7.1

Install Python 2.7.1.

Set the path in environment variable. (Look below for instructions )

Note: Python 2.6 is the minimum version. Robot Framework, RIDE does not yet support Python3 .

Set path on Windows 8 (Windows 7 users also can try the steps)

Open Start

Type Environment Variables ( this will search directly )

Click on Edit the system environment variables

Goto Advanced tab

Click on Environment Variables button

Scroll down under System variables and click on Path

Click on Edit button

Append ;<InterpreterInstallationDir>;<InterpreterInstallationDir>\Scripts\ in variable value Save the changes.

If command prompt is already open, then re-open command prompt to effectively take changes.

Install wxPython 2.8.12.1

It is necessary to install wxPython because RIDE’s GUI is implemented by using wxPython.

Download wxPython 2.8.12.1 directly from [here][1]

Run the installer and finish the setup. This will install wxPython 2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.12.1 on your system.

Install PIP 1.1

To install PIP follow the step by step instruction provided here http://arunrocks.com/guide-to-install-python-or-pip-on-windows/

Install Robotframework 2.9rc1

Using Command Prompt

You can install RIDE by using the pip or easy_install commands.

Run either of the following command to install Robotframework:

        pip install robotframework ride

        easy_install robotframework ride

After the installation of RIDE, run the following command:

    `ride.py`    (this will launch RIDE )

Using Windows Installer

Download robotframework-RIDE 1.4:

You can download RIDE installer for windows version from

https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/r/robotframework-ride/robotframework-ride-1.4.tar.gz

Open the installer and follow the onscreen instructions. After installation, launch RIDE by double clicking the shortcut icon.

This should resolve the issue.

Can't install robotframework?

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