132: mocking in Python - Anna-Lena Popkes

Using mock objects during testing in Python.

Anna-Lena joins the podcast to teach us about mocks and using unittest.mock objects during testing.

We discuss:

the different styles of using mocks

pros and cons of mocks

dependency injection

adapter pattern

mock hell

magical universe

and much more

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