configure_mock(**kwargs)
Set attributes on the mock through keyword arguments.
Attributes plus return values and side effects can be set on child mocks using standard dot notation and unpacking a dictionary in the method call:
>>> mock = Mock()
>>> attrs = {'method.return_value': 3, 'other.side_effect': KeyError}
>>> mock.configure_mock(**attrs)
>>> mock.method()
3
>>> mock.other()
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
KeyError
The same thing can be achieved in the constructor call to mocks:
>>> attrs = {'method.return_value': 3, 'other.side_effect': KeyError}
>>> mock = Mock(some_attribute='eggs', **attrs)
>>> mock.some_attribute
'eggs'
>>> mock.method()
3
>>> mock.other()
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
KeyError
configure_mock() exists to make it easier to do configuration after the mock has been created.
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