Errors with command line options should always prevent execution #5481
Description
my variable.py is:
def get_variables():
print(">>> get_variables() called <<<")
raise RuntimeError("Fatal: Could not load config")
my handler.robot is:
*** Settings ***
Library RPA.Browser.Playwright
Library OperatingSystem
Library DateTime
Library RPA.Cloud.Google
Test Setup New Browser browser=Firefox
Test Teardown Close Browser
*** Test Cases ***
Dummy
Log hello
My command is: robot --variablefile variable.py handler.robot.
Expected:
- robot command will stop because variable.py throws an exception
Actual:
- it only logs the exception error and continue execute the robot file
>>> get_variables() called <<<
[ ERROR ] Processing variable file '.../variable.py' failed: Fatal: Could not load config
2025-08-09 15:47:19,216 - RPA.core.certificates - INFO - Truststore not in use, HTTPS traffic validated against `certifi` package. (requires Python 3.10.12 and 'pip' 23.2.1 at minimum)
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Handler
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Dummy | PASS |
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Handler | PASS |
1 test, 1 passed, 0 failed
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