mocking for get method in requests

[Shakti Kumar]

Hello people,
I noticed something weird (weird as per my current knowledge, though I know
its subjective) today.

sample.py file

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import requests
def random_testing():
    out = requests.get('www.cisco.com')
    a = out.json()
    return a


testing.py file

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@patch(*’*sample.requests')
def test_random_testing(self, mock_req):
    mock_req.get('').return_value = 'Hello'
    out = api.random_testing()


Patching the sample.requests in this way does not lead the output of
requests.get() function in sample.py file to be ‘Hello’ as indicated
in
mock_req.get('').return_value = 'Hello'
Instead, it creates a new field called return_value in ‘out', and
hence out.return_value is ‘Hello’ instead of just ‘out’.

But if I patch it as,

@patch(*’*sample.requests')
def test_random_testing(self, mock_req):
    mock_req.get.return_value = 'Hello'
    out = api.random_testing()

It does give the value of ‘out’ as ‘Hello’ in sample.py file.
I know I am missing something, which is where I need some help :)

Thanks.

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<Shakti Kumar>
UG, CSE,
RVCE, Bengaluru.