Python: Mock Patch Errors with Flask

Question

I am a complete newb when it comes to writing Python, let alone testing it.

Here is my Flask endpoint:

@blueprint.route(\'/mailing_finish/

        

Answer 1

You imported sumall_redis as a local name in your view module, but mock the original sumall.utils.sumall_redis.

You probably have this at the top of your view module:

from sumall.utils import sumall_redis

This binds that object to a local name in the module. When the test starts and the patch is applied, only the original sumall_redis object in the sumall.utils module will be affected, not this local name.

You'll need to mock the name bound in your view module instead:

@mock.patch('view_module.sumall_redis')

This applies to your other 2 imports as well.

The mock documentation includes a guide on where to patch that you might want to read.