mock should be able to change what classes it inherits from

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Python module to make testing easier, it can generate random data like names and text, run commands, fetch urls, create files and directories, and more

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mock should be able to change what classes it inherits from #61

Open Jaymon opened 4 years ago

Jaymon commented 4 years ago

The idea would be to be able to have the mocked instances easily pass isinstance and issubclass checks.

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Jaymon commented 4 years ago

These might also be relevant: Adding a Method to an Existing Object Instance

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Jaymon commented 6 months ago

This will be easier than expected using the __class__ attribute (via)

Jaymon commented 5 months ago

https://stackoverflow.com/a/76991193

Jaymon commented 5 months ago

While working on something else I had all these links open that are more related to this

python mock pass issubclass check
How to fool issubclass checks with a MagicMock?
How can I dynamically create derived classes from a base class
How to dynamically change base class of instances at runtime?