Custom keywords do not support the [Setup] setting. Why?

[Geist Eng]

After writing RF code for 7 years TIL custom keywords do not support the [Setup] setting.  They do support the [Teardown] setting.

Since I have never used this syntax might give some insight to why, but it seems there should be a reason since most every thing in RF has such. ;-)

User guide does not provide any feedback in this context.

User doc KW settings

[Bryan Oakley]

What do you mean by "do not support the [Setup] setting"? I use custom keywords in the setup quite often no problem. Can you give a short example where you're trying to use a custom keyword in a setup, and it doesn't work? 

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[Geist Eng]

Good point.  Let me give example.  Below is a Keyword table from either a resource or test case file.  First KW is valid.  Second is not since it has a [Setup] setting.  The [Teardown] setting is valid in both:

*** Keywords ***
KW has all supported settings allowed
    [Arguments]    ${arg_name}
    [Documentation]    Some line of doc
    [Retun]    All good snafu

    [Tag]    Valid Keyword
    Log    Got argument ${arg_name}
    A custom keyword    ${arg_name}
    [Teardown]    Foo And Bar

    [Timeout]    ${when the Eagles play together again}

KW has all supported settings allowed and setup which is not supported
    [Setup]    Make foo with bar

    [Tag]    Not a valid keyword
    [Arguments]    ${arg_name}
    [Documentation]    Some line of doc
    [Return]    All good snafu
    Log    Got argument ${arg_name}
    A custom keyword    ${arg_name}
    [Teardown]    Foo And Bar 

    [Timeout]    10

[Bartłomiej Hirsz]

I think the original question did not mean keywords in the setup, but using [Setup] in the keyword(which is not possible). Tests support setup/teardown and keyword only teardown afaik. 

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