Mock, patch - when and how to use
summary
Covers Python unit-testing best practices, focusing on when and how to use mocking and patching via Python libraries (likely unittest.mock and related tools) to simplify test development. Includes concrete examples drawn from projects developed over the past few years.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 2:06Basic test
- 5:29Mock - assert usage
- 11:35Mock request.post
- 13:44Patch & imports
- 16:21Patch - nesting patches
- 17:59Patch - environment variables
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