Python mock patch a function called by another function
def f1():
return 10, True
def f2():
num, stat = f1()
return 2*num, stat
How do I use python's mock library to patch f1()
and return a custom result so I could test f2()
?
Edited: Is there something wrong with my test? This doesn't seem to be working, all the tests failed with AssertionError
from foo.bar import f2
from mock import patch
class MyTest(TestCase):
def test_f2_1(self):
with patch('project.module.f1') as some_func:
some_func.return_value = (20, False)
num, stat = f2()
self.assertEqual((num, stat), (40, False))
@patch('project.module.f1')
def test_f2_2(self, some_func):
some_func.return_value = (20, False)
num, stat = f2()
self.assertEqual((num, stat), (40, False))
First example suggests that f1() and f2() defined in the same module. Hence the following should work:
from foo.bar import f2
from mock import patch
class MyTest(TestCase):
@patch('foo.bar.f1')
def test_f2_2(self, some_func):
some_func.return_value = (20, False)
num, stat = f2()
self.assertEqual((num, stat), (40, False))
Patch is on the same as import: @patch('foo.bar.f1')
Here is a good answer on the issue:
http://bhfsteve.blogspot.nl/2012/06/patching-tip-using-mocks-in-python-unit.html
Assuming that you're using this mock libary:
def f1():
return 10, True
def f2():
num, stat = f1()
return 2*num, stat
import mock
print f2() # Unchanged f1 -> prints (20, True)
with mock.patch('__main__.f1') as MockClass: # replace f1 with MockClass
MockClass.return_value = (30, True) # Change the return value
print f2() # f2 with changed f1 -> prints (60, True)
If your code is divided into modules you would probably need to replace __main__.f1
with the path to your module/function.