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`Robot Framework`_ 4.1.2 is the last planned bug fix release in the RF 4.1.x
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`has not been supported since January 2020`__. Unfortunately this also means
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the end of our Jython__ and IronPython__ support at least until the get
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the end of our Jython__ and IronPython__ support at least until they get
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Robot Framework 4.1.2 rc 1 was released on Monday October 4, 2021.
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The final release is targeted for Monday October 11, 2021. If you are still
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using Python 2, Jython or IronPython, we highly recommend you to test this
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release candidate in your own environment before that. Reported problems
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will still be fixed before the release, even if that would delay the release,
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but there are no plans for further RF 4.1.x releases after that.
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It was followed by `RF 4.1.2rc2 <rf-4.1.2rc2.rst>`_ on Sunday, October 10.
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.. _Robot Framework: http://robotframework.org
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.. _Robot Framework Foundation: http://robotframework.org/foundation

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Robot Framework 4.1.2 release candidate 2
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.. default-role:: code
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`Robot Framework`_ 4.1.2 contains few bug fixes and considerable enhancement
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to memory usage. It is the last planned release in the RF 4.1.x series.
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It is also the last planned release to support Python 2 that itself
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`has not been supported since January 2020`__. Unfortunately this also means
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the end of our Jython__ and IronPython__ support, at least until they get
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Python 3 compatible versions released.
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__ https://www.python.org/doc/sunset-python-2/
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__ http://jython.org
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__ http://ironpython.net
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Questions and comments related to the release can be sent to the
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`robotframework-users`_ mailing list or to `Robot Framework Slack`_,
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and possible bugs submitted to the `issue tracker`_.
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If you have pip_ installed, just run
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::
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pip install --pre --upgrade robotframework
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to install the latest available release or use
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::
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pip install robotframework==4.1.2rc2
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to install exactly this version. Alternatively you can download the source
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distribution from PyPI_ and install it manually. For more details and other
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installation approaches, see the `installation instructions`_.
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Robot Framework 4.1.2 rc 1 was released on Sunday October 10, 2021.
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The final release is targeted for Thursday October 14, 2021. If you are still
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using Python 2, Jython or IronPython, we highly recommend you to test this
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release candidate in your own environment before that. Reported problems
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will still be fixed before the release, even if that would delay the release,
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but there are no plans for further RF 4.1.x releases after that.
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.. _Robot Framework: http://robotframework.org
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.. _Robot Framework Foundation: http://robotframework.org/foundation
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.. _pip: http://pip-installer.org
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.. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework
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.. _issue tracker milestone: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues?q=milestone%3Av4.1.2
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.. _issue tracker: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues
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.. _robotframework-users: http://groups.google.com/group/robotframework-users
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.. _Robot Framework Slack: https://robotframework-slack-invite.herokuapp.com
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.. _installation instructions: ../../INSTALL.rst
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.. contents::
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:depth: 2
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:local:
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Most important enhancements
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===========================
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Reduce memory usage
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RF 4.1.2 uses considerably less memory than earlier versions especially when
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processing large output.xml files. Exact numbers vary depending on the executed
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tests or tasks, but the reduction compared to RF 4.1.1 can be over 30%. (`#4114`_)
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Memory usage was profiled using the `Fil <https://pythonspeed.com/fil/>`_ tool.
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Java integration fixes
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RF 4.1.2 being the last planned release to support Jython and Java, it is good that
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these two high priority issues were fixed in it:
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- Java versions with version number not in format `<major>.<minor>.<patch>`
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(e.g. `16.0.1`) did not work at all. OpenJDK releases use just `<major>` as
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their initial version number adding `<minor>` and `<patch>` parts only in
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possible bug fix releases. As the result, using Robot Framework on, for example,
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OpenJDK 17 was not possible at all. (`#4100`_)
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- Extending the standalone JAR distribution was not possible. (`#3780`_)
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For example, lines like `||` and `|whatever` crashed Robot Framework's parser
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for good preventing execution altogether. (`#4082`_)
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Acknowledgements
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Robot Framework 4.1.2 development has been sponsored by the `Robot Framework Foundation`_
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and its `close to 50 member organizations <https://robotframework.org/foundation/#members>`_.
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Big thanks for the foundation for its continued support! If your organization is using
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Robot Framework and finds it useful, consider joining the foundation to make make
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sure it is maintained and developed further also in the future.
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Robot Framework 4.1.2 was a pretty small release, but there was one great pull
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request by the wider open source community. Thanks `Michel Hidalgo
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<https://github.com/hidmic>`__ for enhancing error handling with
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reStructuredText files. (`#4086`_)
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Big thanks also to everyone else who has submitted bug reports, helped debugging
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problems, or otherwise helped with this release.
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| `Pekka Klärck <https://github.com/pekkaklarck>`__
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| Robot Framework Creator
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Full list of fixes and enhancements
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.. list-table::
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- Summary
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- Added
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* - `#4100`_
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- bug
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- critical
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- Java versions with version number not in format `<major>.<minor>.<patch>` do not work (e.g. OpenJDK 17)
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- rc 1
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* - `#4082`_
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- bug
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- high
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- Lines starting with `|` not followed by space cause crash
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- rc 1
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* - `#4114`_
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- enhancement
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- high
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- Reduce memory usage
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- rc 2
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- bug
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- Extending JAR distribution fails
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- enhancement
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Altogether 8 issues. View on the `issue tracker <https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues?q=milestone%3Av4.1.2>`__.
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.. _#4100: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues/4100
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.. _#4082: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues/4082
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.. _#4114: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues/4114
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.. _#3780: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues/3780
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.. _#4065: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues/4065
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.. _#4086: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues/4086
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.. _#4112: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues/4112
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.. _#4102: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues/4102

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