Passing / storing python objects in RobotFramework variables

[Joshua Henn]

I want to be able to pass and store python objects in variables, see
example below:


Lib.py
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class Test(object):
pass

def getTest():
return Test()

def displayVar(var):
print type(var)

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*** Settings ***
Library Lib.py

*** Testcases ***
Test Passing Python Objects in RF Variables
${var}= Get Test
Display Var ${var}

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Expected result:
<type 'Test'>

Actual:
<type 'str'>

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Is it possible to pass to pass / store native python classes in
variables? So far it looks like they get converted to strings..

Thanks,

Josh

[Joshua Henn]

My mistake, it does appear that RobotFramework can infact pass/store
python classes.. After actually running my own example. I had another
piece of code that was converting it to a string, so I assumed that it
wasn't working.

The mystery still remains on why one of my other pieces of code is
converting it to a string. Maybe I have an extra space in the
argument somewhere and it things I am concat'ing a object and a
string?

[smysnk]

Ahh.  It all makes sense now.. (I was going crazy there for a second)

I finally clued in to the fact I was trying to store a python class from a remote library, and then send it back again (I know it sounds absurd..shhh).

The solution I think is I will have to maintain some type of variable store on the remote library and use keys to access them again.