[New-bugs-announce] [issue17660] mock.patch could whitelist builtins to not need create=True

[Michael Foord]

New submission from Michael Foord:

When patching builtin names (e.g. open) in a specific namespace you need to specify "create=True" or patch will refuse to create a name that doesn't exist.

patch could whitelist the builtin names, when the patch target is a module object, to not require the "create=True".

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assignee: michael.foord
components: Library (Lib)
keywords: easy
messages: 186290
nosy: michael.foord
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: needs patch
status: open
title: mock.patch could whitelist builtins to not need create=True
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.4

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