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diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst index 2fe5849..df6665b 100644 --- a/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst +++ b/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst @@ -984,6 +984,15 @@ patch `patch.dict(...)`, `patch.multiple(...)` and `patch.object(...)` are available for alternate use-cases. +`patch` as function decorator, creating the mock for you and passing it into +the decorated function: + + >>> @patch('__main__.SomeClass') + ... def function(mock_class): + ... print(mock_class is SomeClass) + ... + >>> function() + True Patching a class replaces the class with a `MagicMock` *instance*. If the class is instantiated in the code under test then it will be the |