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Import module issue with clr and pythonnet #1055

@commanderh

Description

@commanderh

Describe the bug
I'm getting an error in my resource file when importing py file that has a module called clr in it.
The error message is :

Unresolved library: ./hello_world.py.
Error generating libspec:
Importing library 'hello_world' failed: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'clr'
Consider adding the needed paths to the "robot.pythonpath" setting
and calling the "Robot Framework: Clear caches and restart" action.

My hunch on this error is because that clr isn't actually detected. I tested this by doing print(clr) after the import statement, and also of the way pythonnet packages clr, and it actually shows it has clr-loader when I run the command pip list. There's also a clr package that exists (https://pypi.org/project/clr/) which I imagine would fix the red issues, but then pythonnet would start having issues running. Picture below:

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I've gone ahead and added both pythonnet and clr-loader path to my user settings as suggested in the error. Picture below shows that and the file tree for your confirmation.
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To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Create a python file that has import clr, make sure to run the pip install pythonnet
  2. Create a robot file that imports that python file in step 1, and voila. Behold the red errors.

Expected behavior
I guess I expect it to not have any errors? 😊

Pictures
Picture of errors:
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Versions:

  • OS: Windows 11
  • Robot Framework Version: 7.0
  • Robot Framework Language Server Version: 1.11.0
  • Client Version: VScode 1.87.2

Logs
Add the logs obtained when reproducing the issue.

Unresolved library: ./hello_world.py.
Error generating libspec:
Importing library 'hello_world' failed: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'clr'
Consider adding the needed paths to the "robot.pythonpath" setting
and calling the "Robot Framework: Clear caches and restart" action.

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