autocore 1.1

Automate Core Actions

AutoCore

Automate Core Actions

A Python library that combines GUI automation, headless browser control and common actions into a single library.

With a single import, we get everything we need to automate repetitive tasks on Windows and Linux, no juggling multiple libraries or complex setup.

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Security & Privacy

AutoCore runs entirely on your local machine. No data is sent to any external server at any point.

This makes it suitable for:

• On-premise deployments with strict data security policies.
• Automation involving sensitive or confidential data.
• Compliance-sensitive industries like finance, healthcare and legal.

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Platform Support

• Supported: Windows, Linux
• Not Supported: macOS

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Installation

This has been fully tested on Python 3.12, using other versions may lead to compatibility issues with dependencies.

pip install autocore

Linux Dependencies

After installing, run the following based on your distro:

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install wmctrl xdotool python3-tk xclip xdg-utils

# RHEL/CentOS/Fedora
sudo yum install wmctrl xdotool python3-tkinter xclip xdg-utils

Package	Used by	Purpose
wmctrl	window()	List, focus, close, minimize, maximize, resize and move windows
xdotool	window(), inspect()	Minimize windows, restore them before resize/move, and get active window title
python3-tk	inspect()	Render the Pixel Inspector GUI window
xclip	copy(), inspect()	Read and write clipboard content via pyperclip
xdg-utils	run()	Open files with their default application via xdg-open

Chrome Installation

AutoCore uses Chrome for browser automation. Install it before using browser().

Windows:

winget install Google.Chrome

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian/Mint):

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f -y

Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Fedora):

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
sudo rpm -i google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm

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Usage

Style 1: Import everything (recommended)

Use functions directly without any prefix:

from autocore import *

click(driver, 'id', 'login-button')
write(driver, 'id', 'username', 'myuser')
press(driver, 'enter')

Style 2: Import as module

Use functions with autocore. prefix:

import autocore

autocore.click(driver, 'id', 'login-button')
autocore.write(driver, 'id', 'username', 'myuser')
autocore.press(driver, 'enter')

Style 3: Import specific functions

Use only what you need:

from autocore import browser, click, write, press

click(driver, 'id', 'login-button')
write(driver, 'id', 'username', 'myuser')
press(driver, 'enter')

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Functions

Function	Description
browser(url)	Open Chrome browser and navigate to URL
click(...)	Click on image, text, coordinates, color or web element
click_right(...)	Right-click on image, text, coordinates, color or web element
copy(...)	Copy text from active window, clipboard, coordinates or web element
csv_to_xlsx(...)	Convert CSV file to XLSX
date()	Current day of month (1-31)
day()	Current day of week (monday, tuesday, ...)
drag(...)	Drag from source to target
dropdown_select(...)	Select item from a dropdown
erase(...)	Clear text from input fields
find_browser(...)	Find text in browser using Ctrl+F
find_key(data, key)	Recursively find all values of a key in nested data
find_str(...)	Extract substring between two markers
hour()	Current hour (0-23)
inspect()	GUI tool to inspect pixel position and color (Windows only)
log_setup(title)	Setup logging with terminal color status
minute()	Current minute (0-59)
month()	Current month (1-12)
press(...)	Press keyboard keys
read(...)	Read text from screen or browser via OCR or extract text from files
run(target)	Run a file or application
say(text)	Speak text using offline Text-to-Speech
screenshot(...)	Take a screenshot of full screen or region
scroll(...)	Scroll up, down, to top or to bottom
second()	Current second (0-59)
wait(...)	Wait with countdown, wait for element or wait for color
wait_download(...)	Monitor downloads folder for completion or fetch via URL
window(...)	List, focus, close, minimize, maximize, resize or move windows
write(...)	Type text in active window or web element
year()	Current year
zoom(...)	Zoom in/out by steps or set zoom percentage

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File Formats Supported by read()

Category	Formats
Documents	PDF, DOCX, PPTX, ODT, RTF
Tabular	CSV, TSV, XLSX, SQLite
Structured	JSON, YAML, XML, INI/CFG
Text	TXT, LOG, MD
Web	HTML
Email	EML, MSG
eBooks	EPUB
Scripts	SH, BAT, PY

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Quick Example

from autocore import *
log_setup("demo")

# Open login page in visible browser
dr = browser('https://practice.expandtesting.com/login')

# Open login page in headless browser
# dr = browser('https://practice.expandtesting.com/login', True)

# Scroll to the login form
find_browser(dr, 'secure area')

# Login with test credentials
write(dr, 'id', 'username', 'practice')
write(dr, 'id', 'password', 'SuperSecretPassword!')
wait(2)
click(dr, 'id', 'submit-login')
wait(3)
# doing logout
click(dr, 'text', 'Logout')
wait(2)
print("Logout done.")
# showing blank page before moving to next website
dr.get("about:blank")
#====================================================
# Navigate to secure file download page
dr.get('https://practice.expandtesting.com/download')

# Scroll to bottom to make the link visible
scroll(dr, 'bottom')

# Click to download the test file
click(dr, 'text', 'some-file.json')

# Wait for download to finish with timeout of 2 mins
file_location = wait_download(120)

# Announce completion time with voice
say(f"File downloaded at {hour()} hours and {minute()} minutes")

# Closing the browser
dr.quit()
print("Content of downloaded file is : ", read(file_location))
print('bye bye')