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Starting the removal of Selenium2Library
- Moved the `Versions` and `History` sections to VERSIONS.rst - Moved instructions for installing legacy Selenium2Library over to VERSIONS.rst - Removed links to old SeleniumLibrary and Selenium2Library project while still linking under VERSIONS.rst - Updated selenium and Python versions which the current SeleniumLibrary works with - Removed mailing list from listed community channels
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‎README.rst

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utilizes the Selenium_ tool internally. The project is hosted on GitHub_
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and downloads can be found from PyPI_.
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SeleniumLibrary works with Selenium 3 and 4. It supports Python 3.6 or
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SeleniumLibrary currently works with Selenium 4. It supports Python 3.8 or
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newer. In addition to the normal Python_ interpreter, it works also
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with PyPy_.
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SeleniumLibrary is based on the `old SeleniumLibrary`_ that was forked to
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Selenium2Library_ and then later renamed back to SeleniumLibrary.
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See the Versions_ and History_ sections below for more information about
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different versions and the overall project history.
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SeleniumLibrary is based on the "old SeleniumLibrary" that was forked to
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Selenium2Library and then later renamed back to SeleniumLibrary.
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See the `VERSIONS.rst`_ for more information about different versions and the
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overall project history.
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.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/robotframework-seleniumlibrary.svg?label=version
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:target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework-seleniumlibrary
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The ``--upgrade`` option can be omitted when installing the library for the
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Those migrating from Selenium2Library_ can install SeleniumLibrary so that
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it is exposed also as Selenium2Library::
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pip install --upgrade robotframework-selenium2library
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The above command installs the normal SeleniumLibrary as well as a new
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Selenium2Library version that is just a thin wrapper to SeleniumLibrary.
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That allows importing Selenium2Library in tests while migrating to
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SeleniumLibrary.
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To install the last legacy Selenium2Library_ version, use this command instead::
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pip install robotframework-selenium2library==1.8.0
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With recent versions of ``pip`` it is possible to install directly from the
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GitHub_ repository. To install latest source from the master branch, use
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this command::
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It is possible to install directly from the GitHub_ repository. To install
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latest source from the master branch, use this command::
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pip install git+https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary.git
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If the provided documentation is not enough, there are various community channels
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- `robotframework-users`_ mailing list
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- ``#seleniumlibrary`` and ``#seleniumlibrary-dev`` channels in
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Robot Framework `Slack community`_
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- `Robot Framework forum`_ has channel for SeleniumLibrary.
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- SeleniumLibrary `issue tracker`_ for bug reports and concrete enhancement
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requests
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- `Other community channels`_ including paid support
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Versions
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SeleniumLibrary has over the years lived under SeleniumLibrary and
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Selenium2Library names and different library versions have supported
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different Selenium and Python versions. This is summarized in the table
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below and the History_ section afterwards explains the project history
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a bit more.
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================================== ========================== ========================== ===============
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Project Selenium Version Python Version Comment
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SeleniumLibrary 2.9.2 and earlier Selenium 1 and 2 Python 2.5-2.7 The original SeleniumLibrary using Selenium RC API.
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Selenium2Library 1.8.0 and earlier Selenium 2 and 3 Python 2.6-2.7 Fork of SeleniumLibrary using Selenium WebDriver API.
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SeleniumLibrary 3.0 and 3.1 Selenium 2 and 3 Python 2.7 and 3.3+ Selenium2Library renamed and with Python 3 support and new architecture.
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SeleniumLibrary 3.2 Selenium 3 Python 2.7 and 3.4+ Drops Selenium 2 support.
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SeleniumLibrary 4.0 Selenium 3 Python 2.7 and 3.4+ Plugin API and support for event friging webdriver.
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SeleniumLibrary 4.1 Selenium 3 Python 2.7 and 3.5+ Drops Python 3.4 support.
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SeleniumLibrary 4.2 Selenium 3 Python 2.7 and 3.5+ Supports only Selenium 3.141.0 or newer.
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SeleniumLibrary 4.4 Selenium 3 and 4 Python 2.7 and 3.6+ New PythonLibCore and dropped Python 3.5 support.
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SeleniumLibrary 5.0 Selenium 3 and 4 Python 3.6+ Python 2 and Jython support is dropped.
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SeleniumLibrary 5.1 Selenium 3 and 4 Python 3.6+ Robot Framework 3.1 support is dropped.
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Selenium2Library 3.0 Depends on SeleniumLibrary Depends on SeleniumLibrary Thin wrapper for SeleniumLibrary 3.0 to ease transition.
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================================== ========================== ========================== ===============
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History
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SeleniumLibrary originally used the Selenium Remote Controller (RC) API.
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When Selenium 2 was introduced with the new but backwards incompatible
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WebDriver API, SeleniumLibrary kept using Selenium RC and separate
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Selenium2Library using WebDriver was forked. These projects contained
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mostly the same keywords and in most cases Selenium2Library was a drop-in
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replacement for SeleniumLibrary.
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Over the years development of the old SeleniumLibrary stopped and also
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the Selenium RC API it used was deprecated. Selenium2Library was developed
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further and replaced the old library as the de facto web testing library
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for Robot Framework.
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When Selenium 3 was released in 2016, it was otherwise backwards compatible
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with Selenium 2, but the deprecated Selenium RC API was removed. This had two
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important effects:
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- The old SeleniumLibrary could not anymore be used with new Selenium versions.
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This project was pretty much dead.
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- Selenium2Library was badly named as it supported Selenium 3 just fine.
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This project needed a new name.
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At the same time when Selenium 3 was released, Selenium2Library was going
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through larger architecture changes in order to ease future maintenance and
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to make adding Python 3 support easier. With all these big internal and
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external changes, it made sense to rename Selenium2Library back to
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SeleniumLibrary. This decision basically meant following changes:
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- Create separate repository for the `old SeleniumLibrary`_ to preserve
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its history since Selenium2Library was forked.
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- Rename Selenium2Library project and the library itself to SeleniumLibrary_.
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- Add new Selenium2Library_ project to ease transitioning from Selenium2Library
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to SeleniumLibrary.
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Going forward, all new development will happen in the new SeleniumLibrary
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.. _Robot Framework: https://robotframework.org
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.. _Selenium: https://www.seleniumhq.org/
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.. _VERSIONS.rst: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/blob/master/VERSIONS.rst
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SeleniumLibrary has over the years lived under SeleniumLibrary and
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Selenium2Library names and different library versions have supported
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different Selenium and Python versions. This is summarized in the table
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below and the History_ section afterwards explains the project history
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a bit more.
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================================== ========================== ========================== ===============
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Project Selenium Version Python Version Comment
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SeleniumLibrary 2.9.2 and earlier Selenium 1 and 2 Python 2.5-2.7 The original SeleniumLibrary using Selenium RC API.
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Selenium2Library 1.8.0 and earlier Selenium 2 and 3 Python 2.6-2.7 Fork of SeleniumLibrary using Selenium WebDriver API.
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SeleniumLibrary 3.0 and 3.1 Selenium 2 and 3 Python 2.7 and 3.3+ Selenium2Library renamed and with Python 3 support and new architecture.
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SeleniumLibrary 3.2 Selenium 3 Python 2.7 and 3.4+ Drops Selenium 2 support.
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SeleniumLibrary 4.0 Selenium 3 Python 2.7 and 3.4+ Plugin API and support for event friging webdriver.
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SeleniumLibrary 4.1 Selenium 3 Python 2.7 and 3.5+ Drops Python 3.4 support.
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SeleniumLibrary 4.2 Selenium 3 Python 2.7 and 3.5+ Supports only Selenium 3.141.0 or newer.
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SeleniumLibrary 4.4 Selenium 3 and 4 Python 2.7 and 3.6+ New PythonLibCore and dropped Python 3.5 support.
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SeleniumLibrary 5.0 Selenium 3 and 4 Python 3.6+ Python 2 and Jython support is dropped.
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SeleniumLibrary 5.1 Selenium 3 and 4 Python 3.6+ Robot Framework 3.1 support is dropped.
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Selenium2Library 3.0 Depends on SeleniumLibrary Depends on SeleniumLibrary Thin wrapper for SeleniumLibrary 3.0 to ease transition.
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================================== ========================== ========================== ===============
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History
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SeleniumLibrary originally used the Selenium Remote Controller (RC) API.
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When Selenium 2 was introduced with the new but backwards incompatible
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WebDriver API, SeleniumLibrary kept using Selenium RC and separate
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Selenium2Library using WebDriver was forked. These projects contained
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mostly the same keywords and in most cases Selenium2Library was a drop-in
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replacement for SeleniumLibrary.
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Over the years development of the old SeleniumLibrary stopped and also
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the Selenium RC API it used was deprecated. Selenium2Library was developed
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for Robot Framework.
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When Selenium 3 was released in 2016, it was otherwise backwards compatible
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with Selenium 2, but the deprecated Selenium RC API was removed. This had two
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important effects:
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- The old SeleniumLibrary could not anymore be used with new Selenium versions.
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This project was pretty much dead.
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- Selenium2Library was badly named as it supported Selenium 3 just fine.
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This project needed a new name.
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At the same time when Selenium 3 was released, Selenium2Library was going
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through larger architecture changes in order to ease future maintenance and
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to make adding Python 3 support easier. With all these big internal and
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external changes, it made sense to rename Selenium2Library back to
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SeleniumLibrary. This decision basically meant following changes:
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- Create separate repository for the `old SeleniumLibrary`_ to preserve
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its history since Selenium2Library was forked.
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- Rename Selenium2Library project and the library itself to SeleniumLibrary_.
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- Add new Selenium2Library_ project to ease transitioning from Selenium2Library
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to SeleniumLibrary.
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All new development is happenning in the SeleniumLibrary project.
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To install the last legacy Selenium2Library_ version, use this command::
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pip install robotframework-selenium2library==1.8.0
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.. _SeleniumLibrary: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary
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.. _Selenium2Library: https://github.com/robotframework/Selenium2Library
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.. _Old SeleniumLibrary: https://github.com/robotframework/OldSeleniumLibrary

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