imp library no longer supported in python 3.12

[GeekStewie]

https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/imp.html

Get this error when attempting to run robot scripts when 3.12 is installed.

Error: Cannot load Python class for task:
No module named 'imp'

[jamescze]

Hello,

do you have any information regarding to this issue? It is merged or not?

I am confused, since I have this issue on latest python and library (Windows 11, VS Code)

Thank you for any kind of help :)

[jamescze]

Any help, advice for my issue (see my previous post)...??

[darol81]

I had same problem with rflint.py and was able to fix it. Here are the instructions how I fixed my problem. Hopefully this helps someone to fix theirs. Edit rflint.py in the directory where it complains about it, then make the following changes. Old line commented out, new one inserted. In my rflint.py there was only one appearance of both lines that needed to be replaced. See below:

# import imp; 
from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader

# imp.load_source(name, filename)
SourceFileLoader(name, filename).load_module()

Let's hope this helps :)

[bhirsz]

.. Or you can use robocop for linting :) (shameless plug as I have been browsing through some issues and end up there)