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@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ the `new_callable` argument to `patch`.
<Mock name='mock.method()' id='...'>
>>> mock.method.assert_called_with(1, 2, 3, test='wow')
-
.. method:: assert_called_once_with(*args, **kwargs)
Assert that the mock was called exactly once and with the specified
@@ -685,6 +684,27 @@ have to create a dictionary and unpack it using `**`:
...
KeyError
+A callable mock which was created with a *spec* (or a *spec_set*) will
+introspect the specification object's signature when matching calls to
+the mock. Therefore, it can match the actual call's arguments regardless
+of whether they were passed positionally or by name::
+
+ >>> def f(a, b, c): pass
+ ...
+ >>> mock = Mock(spec=f)
+ >>> mock(1, 2, c=3)
+ <Mock name='mock()' id='140161580456576'>
+ >>> mock.assert_called_with(1, 2, 3)
+ >>> mock.assert_called_with(a=1, b=2, c=3)
+
+This applies to :meth:`~Mock.assert_called_with`,
+:meth:`~Mock.assert_called_once_with`, :meth:`~Mock.assert_has_calls` and
+:meth:`~Mock.assert_any_call`. When :ref:`auto-speccing`, it will also
+apply to method calls on the mock object.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.4
+ Added signature introspection on specced and autospecced mock objects.
+
.. class:: PropertyMock(*args, **kwargs)