Robot Framework + PyTest: Why You Should Test Your Tests - Kacper Borucki | Wrobocon 2025

Talk Title: Robot Framework + PyTest, or Why You Should Test Your Tests Speaker: Kacper Borucki Wrobocon 2025 00:00 Introduction & speaker background 01:09 Main ideas: software quality, testing your tests, and choosing the right tool 03:07 Problem definition: how Robot Framework projects get into trouble 05:18 Red flags of an unreliable test framework & buggy code examples 09:20 Solutions: rewriting keywords in Python & adding type hints 14:38 Writing unit tests with pytest 20:09 Acceptance tests for libraries 22:34 Recap: getting out of trouble 23:16 Prevention: how to never get into trouble 28:27 Final recap & thank you Kacper explains how overly permissive, beginner-friendly Robot Framework syntax can let complex, unreliable validation logic creep into a test suite, then shows how to fix and prevent it by moving logic into Python, adding type hints, and validating keywords with pytest unit tests and acceptance tests. LinkedIn:   / wrobocon2025   SIGN UP for Wrobocon2026: https://tally.so/r/444oyA #Wrobocon #IT #QA #robocon