mock is a Python mock object library for testing, with additional support for runtime monkey patching.
Most mocking libraries follow the ‘record -> replay’ pattern of mocking. I prefer the ‘action -> assertion’ pattern, which is more readable and intuitive; particularly when working with the Python unittest module. This release, version 0.6.0, is a minor release but with a few new features: * mock homepage http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/mock/ * download http://www.voidspace.org.uk/downloads/mock-0.6.0.zip * PDF documentation http://www.voidspace.org.uk/downloads/mock.pdf * Google code project and SVN repository http://code.google.com/p/mock/ New in 0.6.0: * New test layout compatible with test discovery * Descriptors (static methods / class methods etc) can now be patched and restored correctly * Mocks can raise exceptions when called by setting side_effect to an exception class or instance * Mocks that wrap objects will not pass on calls to the underlying object if an explicit return_value is set -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
