Python Development

I am trying to write unit tests for a class in python. The class opens a tcp socket on init. I am t… Read more Mocking A Socket Connection In Python

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My code is fairly simple but i don't understand what is going on : class MyDb : def some_fun… Read more Pytest - Patched Method Of A Class Does Not Return The Mock Value

I have been trying to figure out how exactly to mock the session of Python's request library bu… Read more How To Mock Session In Python's Request Library?

I'm trying to write a simple unit test that will verify that, under a certain condition, a clas… Read more How Should I Verify A Log Message When Testing Python Code Under Nose?

class HelloWorld(object): def say_it(self): return 'Hello I am Hello World' de… Read more Isinstance And Mocking

I just found that a bunch of unit tests are failing, due a developer hasn't mocked out the depe… Read more How To Mock A Redis Client In Python?

TL;DR How can I patch or mock 'any functions that are not being called/used directly'? Scen… Read more How Can I Mock Any Function Which Is Not Being Called Directly?