mock 0.6.0

A Python Mocking and Patching Library for Testing

There are already several Python mocking libraries available, so why another one?

Most mocking libraries follow the 'record -> replay' pattern of mocking. I prefer the 'action -> assertion' pattern, which is more readable and intuitive particularly when working with the Python unittest module. For a discussion of the merits of the two approaches, see Mocking, Patching, Stubbing: all that Stuff.

mock provides a core Mock class that is intended to reduce the need to create a host of trivial stubs throughout your test suite. After performing an action, you can make assertions about which methods / attributes were used and arguments they were called with. You can also specify return values and set specific attributes in the normal way.

It also provides a patch decorator that handles patching module and class level attributes within the scope of a test, along with sentinel for creating unique objects.

• Author: Michael Foord <fuzzyman at voidspace org uk>
• Home Page: http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/mock/
• Download URL: http://www.voidspace.org.uk/downloads/mock-0.6.0.zip
• Keywords: testing test mock mocking unittest patching stubs fakes doubles
• Categories
  • Development Status :: 4 - Beta
  • Intended Audience :: Developers
  • License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
  • Operating System :: OS Independent
  • Programming Language :: Python
  • Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
  • Topic :: Software Development :: Testing
• Package Index Owner: Fuzzyman
• DOAP record: mock-0.6.0.xml