Cannot install AutoIT library for Robot Framework

Question

I'm going to install AutoIT library for Robot framework to do automation task for Win Application, during on this, I've encountered a problem as below:

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My OS : Win Vista 32-bits

1. Install Python 2.7.6 using Windows installer 
2. Install Robot Framework using 'pip' command line
3. Run 'python setup.py install' from C:/temp/AutoItLibrary-1.1 (unzipped) by Administration permission.

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The command line show error:

Don't think we need to unregister the old one...
%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\regsvr32.exe /S C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\AutoItLibrary\lib\AutoItX3.dll
The system cannot find the path specified.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 70, in <module>
    subprocess.check_call(cmd, shell=True)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\subprocess.py", line 540, in check_call
    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\regsvr32.exe /S C:\Python27\Lib\site-p
ackages\AutoItLibrary\lib\AutoItX3.dll' returned non-zero exit status 1

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So, Does the version Autoit_1.1. match with Win Vista or not ? please help me figure out the issue.

Answer 1

I'll fix this problem by installing AutoIT on local computer (log to computer by local account) not member of domain(log with domain). And it's solved.

Answer 2

In my case the problem was solved setting the missing environment variable HOMEDRIVE and run python setup.py install as administrator. My Python is installed in C:\Python27 so I need to set HOMEDRIVE to C:

Answer 3

Login as an Administrator to console and then install (case from win 8.1)

Answer 4

Try installing wheel before installing robotframework-autoitlibrary. It worked like a charm.

pip install wheel

then

pip install robotframework-autoitlibrary

Answer 5

I solve the problem by the following steps:

1> go to http://www.testingnotes.eu/howto-install-robot-framework-windows-7-8-64/

find the paragraph as below:

8. Download AutoIT library (64bits) from here:

AutoItLibrary-1.1_x64

8.1. Unzip “AutoItLibrary-1.1_x64” folder. (i.e. in this example I will unzip to “C:\”)

8.2. Open command shell as Administrator. Click on “Start”, type “cmd”, right click > “Run as Administrator“).

8.3. Go to AutoIT folder (i.e. in this example I had to type: “cd C:\AutoItLibrary-1.1_x64”

8.4. Run configuration script: type “setup.py install” and ENTER.

the key point is

8.2. Open command shell as Administrator. Click on “Start”, type “cmd”, right click > “Run as Administrator“).

2> just do it: Click on “Start”, type “cmd”, right click > “Run as Administrator“.

I am from China, before answer the question when I get the solution, I need to over the wall. It is not easy.

Answer 6

Remove everything under Python/AutoItLibrary folder: ..\Python36\Lib\site-packages\AutoItLibrary

and rerun python setup.py install

it will work.

Answer 7

run pip install robotframework-autoitlibrary as an admin.