<commit_before>==========================
Robot Framework 3.0.2 RC 1
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.. default-role:: code

Robot Framework 3.0.2 release candidate 1 is the first and hopefully last
preview releases of the forthcoming Robot Framework 3.0.2 release. The main
motivation for this releases is fixing a performance regression with evaluating
expressions using some BuiltIn keywords occurring since RF 2.9 (`#2523`_), but
there are also few other fixes and several nice enhancements.

Questions and comments related to the release can be sent to the
`robotframework-users <http://groups.google.com/group/robotframework-users>`_
and possible bugs `submitted to the issue tracker
<https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues>`__.

If you have `pip <http://pip-installer.org>`_ installed, just run
`pip install --upgrade --pre robotframework` to install or upgrade to the latest
version or use `pip install robotframework==3.0.2rc1` to install exactly
this version. Alternatively you can download the source distribution from
`PyPI <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework>`_ and install it manually.
For more details and other installation approaches, see the `installation
instructions <../../INSTALL.rst>`_.

Robot Framework 3.0.2 RC 1 was released on Tuesday February 7, 2017.

.. contents::
   :depth: 2
   :local:

Most important enhancements
===========================

The biggest reason this release was created somewhat soon after
`RF 3.0.1 <rf-3.0.1.rst>`_ is fixing a performance regression in BuiltIn
keywords like `Evaluate`, `Should Be True` and `Run Keyword If` that evaluate
expression in Python (`#2523`_). This regression originates from from RF 2.9,
but it is normally small enough not to be noticed. It can, however, slow
down execution considerably if the affected keywords are used a lot.

The most important new features in this release are the new `get_keyword_tags`
method in the dynamic and remote library interfaces (`#2538`_) and possibility
to disable validation of certain keywords in the dry-run mode (`#2528`_).
The Remote Protocol default port 8270 has also been `officially registered
with IANA`__ (`#2367`_).

__ http://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xhtml?search=8270

Acknowledgements
================

This release has been sponsored by the `Robot Framework Foundation`_.
Additionally Nokia Networks has been sponsoring the work related to
performance enhancements. Thanks also for `@cjnewman`__ for registering
the Remote protocol default port.

__ https://github.com/cjnewman

Full list of fixes and enhancements
===================================

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    :header-rows: 1

    * - ID
      - Type<commit_msg>Small 3.0.1 release note tuning<commit_after>==========================
Robot Framework 3.0.2 RC 1
==========================

.. default-role:: code

Robot Framework 3.0.2 release candidate 1 is the first and hopefully last
preview releases of the forthcoming Robot Framework 3.0.2 release. The main
motivation for this releases is fixing a performance regression with evaluating
expressions using some BuiltIn keywords occurring since RF 2.9 (`#2523`_), but
there are also few other fixes and several nice enhancements.

Questions and comments related to the release can be sent to the
`robotframework-users <http://groups.google.com/group/robotframework-users>`_
and possible bugs `submitted to the issue tracker
<https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues>`__.

If you have `pip <http://pip-installer.org>`_ installed, just run
`pip install --upgrade --pre robotframework` to install or upgrade to the latest
version or use `pip install robotframework==3.0.2rc1` to install exactly
this version. Alternatively you can download the source distribution from
`PyPI <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework>`_ and install it manually.
For more details and other installation approaches, see the `installation
instructions <../../INSTALL.rst>`_.

Robot Framework 3.0.2 RC 1 was released on Tuesday February 7, 2017.

.. contents::
   :depth: 2
   :local:

Most important enhancements
===========================

The biggest reason this release was created somewhat soon after
`RF 3.0.1 <rf-3.0.1.rst>`_ is fixing a performance regression in BuiltIn__
keywords like `Evaluate`, `Should Be True` and `Run Keyword If` that evaluate
expression in Python (`#2523`_). This regression originates from from RF 2.9,
but it is normally small enough not to be noticed. It can, however, slow
down execution considerably if the affected keywords are used a lot.

The most important new features in this release are the new `get_keyword_tags`
method in the dynamic and remote library interfaces (`#2538`_) and possibility
to disable validation of certain keywords in the dry-run mode (`#2528`_).
The Remote Protocol default port 8270 has also been `officially registered
with IANA`__ (`#2367`_).

__ http://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/libraries/BuiltIn.html
__ http://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xhtml?search=8270

Acknowledgements
================

This release has been sponsored by the `Robot Framework Foundation`_.
Additionally Nokia Networks has been sponsoring the work related to
performance enhancements. Thanks also for `@cjnewman`__ for registering
the Remote Protocol default port.

__ https://github.com/cjnewman

Full list of fixes and enhancements
===================================

.. list-table::
    :header-rows: 1

    * - ID
      - Type
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