In Python we often use the mock library to do dependency injection for
tests. Recently I came across a really confounding edge case that can be easily
avoided if you know about it.
(Skip this section if you're already familiar with mock.)
Let's say we have a …
A little tip for working with the mock library.
Let's say you need to set up some child attributes, like
for example you're mocking up a django.contrib.auth.User,
and you want it to be a logged in user:
>>> user = mock.Mock()
>>> user.username = 'Bob'
>>> user.is_authenticated.return_value = True …Page 1 / 1