unittest.mock — Easy Examples

Mock objects for tests (Mock, MagicMock, patch)

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Getting started with unittest.mock

Basic import and usage of the unittest.mock module.

python
import unittest.mock

print(f"Module: unittest.mock")
print(f"Contents: {dir(unittest.mock)[:10]}")

The unittest.mock module is part of Python's standard library. Mock objects for tests (Mock, MagicMock, patch).

Common unittest.mock operations

Frequently used functions from the unittest.mock module.

python
# More unittest.mock examples
import unittest.mock

print(f"unittest.mock module loaded successfully")
print(f"Location: {unittest.mock.__name__}")
print(f"Has {len(dir(unittest.mock))} attributes")

These are the most commonly used features of the unittest.mock module.

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