Pass variables from python file to robot framework variables

[bleedBlue]

I am assigning variables in robot framework as

*** Variables ***
${TestNAME}                       test

But can I pass variable value from python file?

#test.py
var = 'test'

Is it possible to assign var to ${TESTNAME}?

[pra...@datatorrent.com]

Yes, you can very well do that. You need to say:

*** Variables ***
${TestNAME}                       ${var}

in  the robot testcases file. And need to pass the variables file on commandline as:

pybot -V /path/to/variables.py testcases.txt

Or, instead of passing the variables file on commandline as argument to pybot, you can import the variables file and use the variable same way:

*** Settings ***

Variables         /path/to/variables.py

[Tamali Basu]

This solution is not working for me.

I am trying to do below:

*** Settings ***
Library  Selenium2Library
Variables   ../Resources/RandomNum.py

*** Variables ***
${FIRSTNAME} =  {firstname}
${LASTNAME} =   {lastname}
${EMAILID} =  {email}

Where {firstname}, {lastname} and {email} are coming from RandomNum.py file

Please help.

[Dmitriy]

Hi Tamali,

For fake data I’d suggest you to use faker.

But If you want to use variable files see docs 

So in your case ${FISTNAME}, ${LASTNAME}, etc. should be set in the python file 

f.e. 

var.py

```

FIRSTNAME = generate_fistname()

LASTNAME = generate_lastname()

...

```

Thanks,

Dmitriy

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[Krzysztof Jozefowicz]

You got it almost right, as you imported vars from ../Resources/RandomNum.py,
those variables needs to be invoked using Robot syntax:

*** Settings ***
Library  Selenium2Library
Variables   ../Resources/RandomNum.py

*** Variables ***

${FIRSTNAME} =  ${firstname}
${LASTNAME} =   ${lastname}
${EMAILID} =  ${email}

assuming that RandomNum.py has following content:

firstname='John'
lastname='Doe'
email='sam...@email.com'

If you uncertain, use an editor with content assist which will help you to get variables from python into robot testcases (I don't know about RIDE but RED does it).