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It turns out that this is exactly what autospeccing is for. Using from pathlib import Path from unittest import mock some_path = Path("/some/path/") with mock.patch("pathlib.Path.is_dir", aut...
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#2: Post edited
by
mr Tsjolder
·
2024-10-09T17:52:30Z (2 months ago)
- It turns out that this is exactly what [autospeccing](https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.mock.html#autospeccing) is for. Using
- ```python
- from pathlib import Path
- from unittest import mock
- some_path = Path("/some/path/")
- with mock.patch("pathlib.Path.is_dir", autospec=True) as m_is_dir:
- m_is_dir.side_effect = lambda p: p.name == ""
- print(Path.is_dir(some_path))
- print(some_path.is_dir())
- ```
- works as expected.
It was this link to an [older version of the docs](https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/unittest.mock-examples.html#mocking-unbound-methods) that put me on the right track.
- It turns out that this is exactly what [autospeccing](https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.mock.html#autospeccing) is for. Using
- ```python
- from pathlib import Path
- from unittest import mock
- some_path = Path("/some/path/")
- with mock.patch("pathlib.Path.is_dir", autospec=True) as m_is_dir:
- m_is_dir.side_effect = lambda p: p.name == ""
- print(Path.is_dir(some_path))
- print(some_path.is_dir())
- ```
- works as expected.
- It was this [link](https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/unittest.mock-examples.html#mocking-unbound-methods) to an older version of the docs that put me on the right track.
#1: Initial revision
by
mr Tsjolder
·
2024-10-09T17:51:52Z (2 months ago)
It turns out that this is exactly what [autospeccing](https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.mock.html#autospeccing) is for. Using
```python
from pathlib import Path
from unittest import mock
some_path = Path("/some/path/")
with mock.patch("pathlib.Path.is_dir", autospec=True) as m_is_dir:
m_is_dir.side_effect = lambda p: p.name == ""
print(Path.is_dir(some_path))
print(some_path.is_dir())
```
works as expected.
It was this link to an [older version of the docs](https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/unittest.mock-examples.html#mocking-unbound-methods) that put me on the right track.