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+CHANGELOG
+=========
+
+2012/10/07 Version 1.0.0
+------------------------
+
+No changes since 1.0.0 beta 1. This version has feature parity with
+`unittest.mock
+<http://docs.python.org/py3k/library/unittest.mock.html#module-unittest.mock>`_
+in Python 3.3.
+
+Full list of changes since 0.8:
+
+* `mocksignature`, along with the `mocksignature` argument to `patch`, removed
+* Support for deleting attributes (accessing deleted attributes will raise an
+ `AttributeError`)
+* Added the `mock_open` helper function for mocking the builtin `open`
+* `__class__` is assignable, so a mock can pass an `isinstance` check without
+ requiring a spec
+* Addition of `PropertyMock`, for mocking properties
+* `MagicMocks` made unorderable by default (in Python 3). The comparison
+ methods (other than equality and inequality) now return `NotImplemented`
+* Propagate traceback info to support subclassing of `_patch` by other
+ libraries
+* `create_autospec` works with attributes present in results of `dir` that
+ can't be fetched from the object's class. Contributed by Konstantine Rybnikov
+* Any exceptions in an iterable `side_effect` will be raised instead of
+ returned
+* In Python 3, `create_autospec` now supports keyword only arguments
+* Added `patch.stopall` method to stop all active patches created by `start`
+* BUGFIX: calling `MagicMock.reset_mock` wouldn't reset magic method mocks
+* BUGFIX: calling `reset_mock` on a `MagicMock` created with autospec could
+ raise an exception
+* BUGFIX: passing multiple spec arguments to patchers (`spec` , `spec_set` and
+ `autospec`) had unpredictable results, now it is an error
+* BUGFIX: using `spec=True` *and* `create=True` as arguments to patchers could
+ result in using `DEFAULT` as the spec. Now it is an error instead
+* BUGFIX: using `spec` or `autospec` arguments to patchers, along with
+ `spec_set=True` did not work correctly
+* BUGFIX: using an object that evaluates to False as a spec could be ignored
+* BUGFIX: a list as the `spec` argument to a patcher would always result in a
+ non-callable mock. Now if `__call__` is in the spec the mock is callable
+
+
+2012/07/13 Version 1.0.0 beta 1
+--------------------------------
+
+* Added `patch.stopall` method to stop all active patches created by `start`
+* BUGFIX: calling `MagicMock.reset_mock` wouldn't reset magic method mocks
+* BUGFIX: calling `reset_mock` on a `MagicMock` created with autospec could
+ raise an exception
+
+
+2012/05/04 Version 1.0.0 alpha 2
+--------------------------------
+
+* `PropertyMock` attributes are now standard `MagicMocks`
+* `create_autospec` works with attributes present in results of `dir` that
+ can't be fetched from the object's class. Contributed by Konstantine Rybnikov
+* Any exceptions in an iterable `side_effect` will be raised instead of
+ returned
+* In Python 3, `create_autospec` now supports keyword only arguments
+
+
+2012/03/25 Version 1.0.0 alpha 1
+--------------------------------
+
+The standard library version!
+
+* `mocksignature`, along with the `mocksignature` argument to `patch`, removed
+* Support for deleting attributes (accessing deleted attributes will raise an
+ `AttributeError`)
+* Added the `mock_open` helper function for mocking the builtin `open`
+* `__class__` is assignable, so a mock can pass an `isinstance` check without
+ requiring a spec
+* Addition of `PropertyMock`, for mocking properties
+* `MagicMocks` made unorderable by default (in Python 3). The comparison
+ methods (other than equality and inequality) now return `NotImplemented`
+* Propagate traceback info to support subclassing of `_patch` by other
+ libraries
+* BUGFIX: passing multiple spec arguments to patchers (`spec` , `spec_set` and
+ `autospec`) had unpredictable results, now it is an error
+* BUGFIX: using `spec=True` *and* `create=True` as arguments to patchers could
+ result in using `DEFAULT` as the spec. Now it is an error instead
+* BUGFIX: using `spec` or `autospec` arguments to patchers, along with
+ `spec_set=True` did not work correctly
+* BUGFIX: using an object that evaluates to False as a spec could be ignored
+* BUGFIX: a list as the `spec` argument to a patcher would always result in a
+ non-callable mock. Now if `__call__` is in the spec the mock is callable
+
+
+2012/02/13 Version 0.8.0
+------------------------
+
+The only changes since 0.8rc2 are:
+
+* Improved repr of :data:`sentinel` objects
+* :data:`ANY` can be used for comparisons against :data:`call` objects
+* The return value of `MagicMock.__iter__` method can be set to
+ any iterable and isn't required to be an iterator
+
+Full List of changes since 0.7:
+
+mock 0.8.0 is the last version that will support Python 2.4.
+
+* Addition of :attr:`~Mock.mock_calls` list for *all* calls (including magic
+ methods and chained calls)
+* :func:`patch` and :func:`patch.object` now create a :class:`MagicMock`
+ instead of a :class:`Mock` by default
+* The patchers (`patch`, `patch.object` and `patch.dict`), plus `Mock` and
+ `MagicMock`, take arbitrary keyword arguments for configuration
+* New mock method :meth:`~Mock.configure_mock` for setting attributes and
+ return values / side effects on the mock and its attributes
+* New mock assert methods :meth:`~Mock.assert_any_call` and
+ :meth:`~Mock.assert_has_calls`
+* Implemented :ref:`auto-speccing` (recursive, lazy speccing of mocks with
+ mocked signatures for functions/methods), as the `autospec` argument to
+ `patch`
+* Added the :func:`create_autospec` function for manually creating
+ 'auto-specced' mocks
+* :func:`patch.multiple` for doing multiple patches in a single call, using
+ keyword arguments
+* Setting :attr:`~Mock.side_effect` to an iterable will cause calls to the mock
+ to return the next value from the iterable
+* New `new_callable` argument to `patch` and `patch.object` allowing you to
+ pass in a class or callable object (instead of `MagicMock`) that will be
+ called to replace the object being patched
+* Addition of :class:`NonCallableMock` and :class:`NonCallableMagicMock`, mocks
+ without a `__call__` method
+* Addition of :meth:`~Mock.mock_add_spec` method for adding (or changing) a
+ spec on an existing mock
+* Protocol methods on :class:`MagicMock` are magic mocks, and are created
+ lazily on first lookup. This means the result of calling a protocol method is
+ a `MagicMock` instead of a `Mock` as it was previously
+* Addition of :meth:`~Mock.attach_mock` method
+* Added :data:`ANY` for ignoring arguments in :meth:`~Mock.assert_called_with`
+ calls
+* Addition of :data:`call` helper object
+* Improved repr for mocks
+* Improved repr for :attr:`Mock.call_args` and entries in
+ :attr:`Mock.call_args_list`, :attr:`Mock.method_calls` and
+ :attr:`Mock.mock_calls`
+* Improved repr for :data:`sentinel` objects
+* `patch` lookup is done at use time not at decoration time
+* In Python 2.6 or more recent, `dir` on a mock will report all the dynamically
+ created attributes (or the full list of attributes if there is a spec) as
+ well as all the mock methods and attributes.
+* Module level :data:`FILTER_DIR` added to control whether `dir(mock)` filters
+ private attributes. `True` by default.
+* `patch.TEST_PREFIX` for controlling how patchers recognise test methods when
+ used to decorate a class
+* Support for using Java exceptions as a :attr:`~Mock.side_effect` on Jython
+* `Mock` call lists (`call_args_list`, `method_calls` & `mock_calls`) are now
+ custom list objects that allow membership tests for "sub lists" and have
+ a nicer representation if you `str` or `print` them
+* Mocks attached as attributes or return values to other mocks have calls
+ recorded in `method_calls` and `mock_calls` of the parent (unless a name is
+ already set on the child)
+* Improved failure messages for `assert_called_with` and
+ `assert_called_once_with`
+* The return value of the :class:`MagicMock` `__iter__` method can be set to
+ any iterable and isn't required to be an iterator
+* Added the Mock API (`assert_called_with` etc) to functions created by
+ :func:`mocksignature`
+* Tuples as well as lists can be used to specify allowed methods for `spec` &
+ `spec_set` arguments
+* Calling `stop` on an unstarted patcher fails with a more meaningful error
+ message
+* Renamed the internal classes `Sentinel` and `SentinelObject` to prevent abuse
+* BUGFIX: an error creating a patch, with nested patch decorators, won't leave
+ patches in place
+* BUGFIX: `__truediv__` and `__rtruediv__` not available as magic methods on
+ mocks in Python 3
+* BUGFIX: `assert_called_with` / `assert_called_once_with` can be used with
+ `self` as a keyword argument
+* BUGFIX: when patching a class with an explicit spec / spec_set (not a
+ boolean) it applies "spec inheritance" to the return value of the created
+ mock (the "instance")
+* BUGFIX: remove the `__unittest` marker causing traceback truncation
+* Removal of deprecated `patch_object`
+* Private attributes `_name`, `_methods`, '_children', `_wraps` and `_parent`
+ (etc) renamed to reduce likelihood of clash with user attributes.
+* Added license file to the distribution
+
+
+2012/01/10 Version 0.8.0 release candidate 2
+--------------------------------------------
+
+* Removed the `configure` keyword argument to `create_autospec` and allow
+ arbitrary keyword arguments (for the `Mock` constructor) instead
+* Fixed `ANY` equality with some types in `assert_called_with` calls
+* Switched to a standard Sphinx theme (compatible with
+ `readthedocs.org <http://mock.readthedocs.org>`_)
+
+
+2011/12/29 Version 0.8.0 release candidate 1
+--------------------------------------------
+
+* `create_autospec` on the return value of a mocked class will use `__call__`
+ for the signature rather than `__init__`
+* Performance improvement instantiating `Mock` and `MagicMock`
+* Mocks used as magic methods have the same type as their parent instead of
+ being hardcoded to `MagicMock`
+
+Special thanks to Julian Berman for his help with diagnosing and improving
+performance in this release.
+
+
+2011/10/09 Version 0.8.0 beta 4
+-------------------------------
+
+* `patch` lookup is done at use time not at decoration time
+* When attaching a Mock to another Mock as a magic method, calls are recorded
+ in mock_calls
+* Addition of `attach_mock` method
+* Renamed the internal classes `Sentinel` and `SentinelObject` to prevent abuse
+* BUGFIX: various issues around circular references with mocks (setting a mock
+ return value to be itself etc)
+
+
+2011/08/15 Version 0.8.0 beta 3
+-------------------------------
+
+* Mocks attached as attributes or return values to other mocks have calls
+ recorded in `method_calls` and `mock_calls` of the parent (unless a name is
+ already set on the child)
+* Addition of `mock_add_spec` method for adding (or changing) a spec on an
+ existing mock
+* Improved repr for `Mock.call_args` and entries in `Mock.call_args_list`,
+ `Mock.method_calls` and `Mock.mock_calls`
+* Improved repr for mocks
+* BUGFIX: minor fixes in the way `mock_calls` is worked out,
+ especially for "intermediate" mocks in a call chain
+
+
+2011/08/05 Version 0.8.0 beta 2
+-------------------------------
+
+* Setting `side_effect` to an iterable will cause calls to the mock to return
+ the next value from the iterable
+* Added `assert_any_call` method
+* Moved `assert_has_calls` from call lists onto mocks
+* BUGFIX: `call_args` and all members of `call_args_list` are two tuples of
+ `(args, kwargs)` again instead of three tuples of `(name, args, kwargs)`
+
+
+2011/07/25 Version 0.8.0 beta 1
+-------------------------------
+
+* `patch.TEST_PREFIX` for controlling how patchers recognise test methods when
+ used to decorate a class
+* `Mock` call lists (`call_args_list`, `method_calls` & `mock_calls`) are now
+ custom list objects that allow membership tests for "sub lists" and have
+ an `assert_has_calls` method for unordered call checks
+* `callargs` changed to *always* be a three-tuple of `(name, args, kwargs)`
+* Addition of `mock_calls` list for *all* calls (including magic methods and
+ chained calls)
+* Extension of `call` object to support chained calls and `callargs` for better
+ comparisons with or without names. `call` object has a `call_list` method for
+ chained calls
+* Added the public `instance` argument to `create_autospec`
+* Support for using Java exceptions as a `side_effect` on Jython
+* Improved failure messages for `assert_called_with` and
+ `assert_called_once_with`
+* Tuples as well as lists can be used to specify allowed methods for `spec` &
+ `spec_set` arguments
+* BUGFIX: Fixed bug in `patch.multiple` for argument passing when creating
+ mocks
+* Added license file to the distribution
+
+
+2011/07/16 Version 0.8.0 alpha 2
+--------------------------------
+
+* `patch.multiple` for doing multiple patches in a single call, using keyword
+ arguments
+* New `new_callable` argument to `patch` and `patch.object` allowing you to
+ pass in a class or callable object (instead of `MagicMock`) that will be
+ called to replace the object being patched
+* Addition of `NonCallableMock` and `NonCallableMagicMock`, mocks without a
+ `__call__` method
+* Mocks created by `patch` have a `MagicMock` as the `return_value` where a
+ class is being patched
+* `create_autospec` can create non-callable mocks for non-callable objects.
+ `return_value` mocks of classes will be non-callable unless the class has
+ a `__call__` method
+* `autospec` creates a `MagicMock` without a spec for properties and slot
+ descriptors, because we don't know the type of object they return
+* Removed the "inherit" argument from `create_autospec`
+* Calling `stop` on an unstarted patcher fails with a more meaningful error
+ message
+* BUGFIX: an error creating a patch, with nested patch decorators, won't leave
+ patches in place
+* BUGFIX: `__truediv__` and `__rtruediv__` not available as magic methods on
+ mocks in Python 3
+* BUGFIX: `assert_called_with` / `assert_called_once_with` can be used with
+ `self` as a keyword argument
+* BUGFIX: autospec for functions / methods with an argument named self that
+ isn't the first argument no longer broken
+* BUGFIX: when patching a class with an explicit spec / spec_set (not a
+ boolean) it applies "spec inheritance" to the return value of the created
+ mock (the "instance")
+* BUGFIX: remove the `__unittest` marker causing traceback truncation
+
+
+2011/06/14 Version 0.8.0 alpha 1
+--------------------------------
+
+mock 0.8.0 is the last version that will support Python 2.4.
+
+* The patchers (`patch`, `patch.object` and `patch.dict`), plus `Mock` and
+ `MagicMock`, take arbitrary keyword arguments for configuration
+* New mock method `configure_mock` for setting attributes and return values /
+ side effects on the mock and its attributes
+* In Python 2.6 or more recent, `dir` on a mock will report all the dynamically
+ created attributes (or the full list of attributes if there is a spec) as
+ well as all the mock methods and attributes.
+* Module level `FILTER_DIR` added to control whether `dir(mock)` filters
+ private attributes. `True` by default. Note that `vars(Mock())` can still be
+ used to get all instance attributes and `dir(type(Mock())` will still return
+ all the other attributes (irrespective of `FILTER_DIR`)
+* `patch` and `patch.object` now create a `MagicMock` instead of a `Mock` by
+ default
+* Added `ANY` for ignoring arguments in `assert_called_with` calls
+* Addition of `call` helper object
+* Protocol methods on `MagicMock` are magic mocks, and are created lazily on
+ first lookup. This means the result of calling a protocol method is a
+ MagicMock instead of a Mock as it was previously
+* Added the Mock API (`assert_called_with` etc) to functions created by
+ `mocksignature`
+* Private attributes `_name`, `_methods`, '_children', `_wraps` and `_parent`
+ (etc) renamed to reduce likelihood of clash with user attributes.
+* Implemented auto-speccing (recursive, lazy speccing of mocks with mocked
+ signatures for functions/methods)
+
+ Limitations:
+
+ - Doesn't mock magic methods or attributes (it creates MagicMocks, so the
+ magic methods are *there*, they just don't have the signature mocked nor
+ are attributes followed)
+ - Doesn't mock function / method attributes
+ - Uses object traversal on the objects being mocked to determine types - so
+ properties etc may be triggered
+ - The return value of mocked classes (the 'instance') has the same call
+ signature as the class __init__ (as they share the same spec)
+
+ You create auto-specced mocks by passing `autospec=True` to `patch`.
+
+ Note that attributes that are None are special cased and mocked without a
+ spec (so any attribute / method can be used). This is because None is
+ typically used as a default value for attributes that may be of some other
+ type, and as we don't know what type that may be we allow all access.
+
+ Note that the `autospec` option to `patch` obsoletes the `mocksignature`
+ option.
+
+* Added the `create_autospec` function for manually creating 'auto-specced'
+ mocks
+* Removal of deprecated `patch_object`
+
+
+2011/05/30 Version 0.7.2
+------------------------
+
+* BUGFIX: instances of list subclasses can now be used as mock specs
+* BUGFIX: MagicMock equality / inequality protocol methods changed to use the
+ default equality / inequality. This is done through a `side_effect` on
+ the mocks used for `__eq__` / `__ne__`
+
+
+2011/05/06 Version 0.7.1
+------------------------
+
+Package fixes contributed by Michael Fladischer. No code changes.
+
+* Include template in package
+* Use isolated binaries for the tox tests
+* Unset executable bit on docs
+* Fix DOS line endings in getting-started.txt
+
+
+2011/03/05 Version 0.7.0
+------------------------
+
+No API changes since 0.7.0 rc1. Many documentation changes including a stylish
+new `Sphinx theme <https://github.com/coordt/ADCtheme/>`_.
+
+The full set of changes since 0.6.0 are:
+
+* Python 3 compatibility
+* Ability to mock magic methods with `Mock` and addition of `MagicMock`
+ with pre-created magic methods
+* Addition of `mocksignature` and `mocksignature` argument to `patch` and
+ `patch.object`
+* Addition of `patch.dict` for changing dictionaries during a test
+* Ability to use `patch`, `patch.object` and `patch.dict` as class decorators
+* Renamed ``patch_object`` to `patch.object` (``patch_object`` is
+ deprecated)
+* Addition of soft comparisons: `call_args`, `call_args_list` and `method_calls`
+ now return tuple-like objects which compare equal even when empty args
+ or kwargs are skipped
+* patchers (`patch`, `patch.object` and `patch.dict`) have start and stop
+ methods
+* Addition of `assert_called_once_with` method
+* Mocks can now be named (`name` argument to constructor) and the name is used
+ in the repr
+* repr of a mock with a spec includes the class name of the spec
+* `assert_called_with` works with `python -OO`
+* New `spec_set` keyword argument to `Mock` and `patch`. If used,
+ attempting to *set* an attribute on a mock not on the spec will raise an
+ `AttributeError`
+* Mocks created with a spec can now pass `isinstance` tests (`__class__`
+ returns the type of the spec)
+* Added docstrings to all objects
+* Improved failure message for `Mock.assert_called_with` when the mock
+ has not been called at all
+* Decorated functions / methods have their docstring and `__module__`
+ preserved on Python 2.4.
+* BUGFIX: `mock.patch` now works correctly with certain types of objects that
+ proxy attribute access, like the django settings object
+* BUGFIX: mocks are now copyable (thanks to Ned Batchelder for reporting and
+ diagnosing this)
+* BUGFIX: `spec=True` works with old style classes
+* BUGFIX: ``help(mock)`` works now (on the module). Can no longer use ``__bases__``
+ as a valid sentinel name (thanks to Stephen Emslie for reporting and
+ diagnosing this)
+* BUGFIX: ``side_effect`` now works with ``BaseException`` exceptions like
+ ``KeyboardInterrupt``
+* BUGFIX: `reset_mock` caused infinite recursion when a mock is set as its own
+ return value
+* BUGFIX: patching the same object twice now restores the patches correctly
+* with statement tests now skipped on Python 2.4
+* Tests require unittest2 (or unittest2-py3k) to run
+* Tested with `tox <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/tox>`_ on Python 2.4 - 3.2,
+ jython and pypy (excluding 3.0)
+* Added 'build_sphinx' command to setup.py (requires setuptools or distribute)
+ Thanks to Florian Bauer
+* Switched from subversion to mercurial for source code control
+* `Konrad Delong <http://konryd.blogspot.com/>`_ added as co-maintainer
+
+
+2011/02/16 Version 0.7.0 RC 1
+-----------------------------
+
+Changes since beta 4:
+
+* Tested with jython, pypy and Python 3.2 and 3.1
+* Decorated functions / methods have their docstring and `__module__`
+ preserved on Python 2.4
+* BUGFIX: `mock.patch` now works correctly with certain types of objects that
+ proxy attribute access, like the django settings object
+* BUGFIX: `reset_mock` caused infinite recursion when a mock is set as its own
+ return value
+
+
+2010/11/12 Version 0.7.0 beta 4
+-------------------------------
+
+* patchers (`patch`, `patch.object` and `patch.dict`) have start and stop
+ methods
+* Addition of `assert_called_once_with` method
+* repr of a mock with a spec includes the class name of the spec
+* `assert_called_with` works with `python -OO`
+* New `spec_set` keyword argument to `Mock` and `patch`. If used,
+ attempting to *set* an attribute on a mock not on the spec will raise an
+ `AttributeError`
+* Attributes and return value of a `MagicMock` are `MagicMock` objects
+* Attempting to set an unsupported magic method now raises an `AttributeError`
+* `patch.dict` works as a class decorator
+* Switched from subversion to mercurial for source code control
+* BUGFIX: mocks are now copyable (thanks to Ned Batchelder for reporting and
+ diagnosing this)
+* BUGFIX: `spec=True` works with old style classes
+* BUGFIX: `mocksignature=True` can now patch instance methods via
+ `patch.object`
+
+
+2010/09/18 Version 0.7.0 beta 3
+-------------------------------
+
+* Using spec with :class:`MagicMock` only pre-creates magic methods in the spec
+* Setting a magic method on a mock with a ``spec`` can only be done if the
+ spec has that method
+* Mocks can now be named (`name` argument to constructor) and the name is used
+ in the repr
+* `mocksignature` can now be used with classes (signature based on `__init__`)
+ and callable objects (signature based on `__call__`)
+* Mocks created with a spec can now pass `isinstance` tests (`__class__`
+ returns the type of the spec)
+* Default numeric value for MagicMock is 1 rather than zero (because the
+ MagicMock bool defaults to True and 0 is False)
+* Improved failure message for :meth:`~Mock.assert_called_with` when the mock
+ has not been called at all
+* Adding the following to the set of supported magic methods:
+
+ - ``__getformat__`` and ``__setformat__``
+ - pickle methods
+ - ``__trunc__``, ``__ceil__`` and ``__floor__``
+ - ``__sizeof__``
+
+* Added 'build_sphinx' command to setup.py (requires setuptools or distribute)
+ Thanks to Florian Bauer
+* with statement tests now skipped on Python 2.4
+* Tests require unittest2 to run on Python 2.7
+* Improved several docstrings and documentation
+
+
+2010/06/23 Version 0.7.0 beta 2
+-------------------------------
+
+* :func:`patch.dict` works as a context manager as well as a decorator
+* ``patch.dict`` takes a string to specify dictionary as well as a dictionary
+ object. If a string is supplied the name specified is imported
+* BUGFIX: ``patch.dict`` restores dictionary even when an exception is raised
+
+
+2010/06/22 Version 0.7.0 beta 1
+-------------------------------
+
+* Addition of :func:`mocksignature`
+* Ability to mock magic methods
+* Ability to use ``patch`` and ``patch.object`` as class decorators
+* Renamed ``patch_object`` to :func:`patch.object` (``patch_object`` is
+ deprecated)
+* Addition of :class:`MagicMock` class with all magic methods pre-created for you
+* Python 3 compatibility (tested with 3.2 but should work with 3.0 & 3.1 as
+ well)
+* Addition of :func:`patch.dict` for changing dictionaries during a test
+* Addition of ``mocksignature`` argument to ``patch`` and ``patch.object``
+* ``help(mock)`` works now (on the module). Can no longer use ``__bases__``
+ as a valid sentinel name (thanks to Stephen Emslie for reporting and
+ diagnosing this)
+* Addition of soft comparisons: `call_args`, `call_args_list` and `method_calls`
+ now return tuple-like objects which compare equal even when empty args
+ or kwargs are skipped
+* Added docstrings.
+* BUGFIX: ``side_effect`` now works with ``BaseException`` exceptions like
+ ``KeyboardInterrupt``
+* BUGFIX: patching the same object twice now restores the patches correctly
+* The tests now require `unittest2 <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/unittest2>`_
+ to run
+* `Konrad Delong <http://konryd.blogspot.com/>`_ added as co-maintainer
+
+
+2009/08/22 Version 0.6.0
+------------------------
+
+* New test layout compatible with test discovery
+* Descriptors (static methods / class methods etc) can now be patched and
+ restored correctly
+* Mocks can raise exceptions when called by setting ``side_effect`` to an
+ exception class or instance
+* Mocks that wrap objects will not pass on calls to the underlying object if
+ an explicit return_value is set
+
+
+2009/04/17 Version 0.5.0
+------------------------
+
+* Made DEFAULT part of the public api.
+* Documentation built with Sphinx.
+* ``side_effect`` is now called with the same arguments as the mock is called with and
+ if returns a non-DEFAULT value that is automatically set as the ``mock.return_value``.
+* ``wraps`` keyword argument used for wrapping objects (and passing calls through to the wrapped object).
+* ``Mock.reset`` renamed to ``Mock.reset_mock``, as reset is a common API name.
+* ``patch`` / ``patch_object`` are now context managers and can be used with ``with``.
+* A new 'create' keyword argument to patch and patch_object that allows them to patch
+ (and unpatch) attributes that don't exist. (Potentially unsafe to use - it can allow
+ you to have tests that pass when they are testing an API that doesn't exist - use at
+ your own risk!)
+* The methods keyword argument to Mock has been removed and merged with spec. The spec
+ argument can now be a list of methods or an object to take the spec from.
+* Nested patches may now be applied in a different order (created mocks passed
+ in the opposite order). This is actually a bugfix.
+* patch and patch_object now take a spec keyword argument. If spec is
+ passed in as 'True' then the Mock created will take the object it is replacing
+ as its spec object. If the object being replaced is a class, then the return
+ value for the mock will also use the class as a spec.
+* A Mock created without a spec will not attempt to mock any magic methods / attributes
+ (they will raise an ``AttributeError`` instead).
+
+
+2008/10/12 Version 0.4.0
+------------------------
+
+* Default return value is now a new mock rather than None
+* return_value added as a keyword argument to the constructor
+* New method 'assert_called_with'
+* Added 'side_effect' attribute / keyword argument called when mock is called
+* patch decorator split into two decorators:
+
+ - ``patch_object`` which takes an object and an attribute name to patch
+ (plus optionally a value to patch with which defaults to a mock object)
+ - ``patch`` which takes a string specifying a target to patch; in the form
+ 'package.module.Class.attribute'. (plus optionally a value to
+ patch with which defaults to a mock object)
+
+* Can now patch objects with ``None``
+* Change to patch for nose compatibility with error reporting in wrapped functions
+* Reset no longer clears children / return value etc - it just resets
+ call count and call args. It also calls reset on all children (and
+ the return value if it is a mock).
+
+Thanks to Konrad Delong, Kevin Dangoor and others for patches and suggestions.
+
+
+2007/12/03 Version 0.3.1
+-------------------------
+
+``patch`` maintains the name of decorated functions for compatibility with nose
+test autodiscovery.
+
+Tests decorated with ``patch`` that use the two argument form (implicit mock
+creation) will receive the mock(s) passed in as extra arguments.
+
+Thanks to Kevin Dangoor for these changes.
+
+
+2007/11/30 Version 0.3.0
+-------------------------
+
+Removed ``patch_module``. ``patch`` can now take a string as the first
+argument for patching modules.
+
+The third argument to ``patch`` is optional - a mock will be created by
+default if it is not passed in.
+
+
+2007/11/21 Version 0.2.1
+-------------------------
+
+Bug fix, allows reuse of functions decorated with ``patch`` and ``patch_module``.
+
+
+2007/11/20 Version 0.2.0
+-------------------------
+
+Added ``spec`` keyword argument for creating ``Mock`` objects from a
+specification object.
+
+Added ``patch`` and ``patch_module`` monkey patching decorators.
+
+Added ``sentinel`` for convenient access to unique objects.
+
+Distribution includes unit tests.
+
+
+2007/11/19 Version 0.1.0
+-------------------------
+
+Initial release.
+
+
+TODO and Limitations
+====================
+
+Contributions, bug reports and comments welcomed!
+
+Feature requests and bug reports are handled on the issue tracker:
+
+ * `mock issue tracker <http://code.google.com/p/mock/issues/list>`_
+
+`wraps` is not integrated with magic methods.
+
+`patch` could auto-do the patching in the constructor and unpatch in the
+destructor. This would be useful in itself, but violates TOOWTDI and would be
+unsafe for IronPython & PyPy (non-deterministic calling of destructors).
+Destructors aren't called in CPython where there are cycles, but a weak
+reference with a callback can be used to get round this.
+
+`Mock` has several attributes. This makes it unsuitable for mocking objects
+that use these attribute names. A way round this would be to provide methods
+that *hide* these attributes when needed. In 0.8 many, but not all, of these
+attributes are renamed to gain a `_mock` prefix, making it less likely that
+they will clash. Any outstanding attributes that haven't been modified with
+the prefix should be changed.
+
+If a patch is started using `patch.start` and then not stopped correctly then
+the unpatching is not done. Using weak references it would be possible to
+detect and fix this when the patch object itself is garbage collected. This
+would be tricky to get right though.
+
+When a `Mock` is created by `patch`, arbitrary keywords can be used to set
+attributes. If `patch` is created with a `spec`, and is replacing a class, then
+a `return_value` mock is created. The keyword arguments are not applied to the
+child mock, but could be.
+
+When mocking a class with `patch`, passing in `spec=True` or `autospec=True`,
+the mock class has an instance created from the same spec. Should this be the
+default behaviour for mocks anyway (mock return values inheriting the spec
+from their parent), or should it be controlled by an additional keyword
+argument (`inherit`) to the Mock constructor? `create_autospec` does this, so
+an additional keyword argument to Mock is probably unnecessary.
+
+The `mocksignature` argument to `patch` with a non `Mock` passed into
+`new_callable` will *probably* cause an error. Should it just be invalid?
+
+Note that `NonCallableMock` and `NonCallableMagicMock` still have the unused
+(and unusable) attributes: `return_value`, `side_effect`, `call_count`,
+`call_args` and `call_args_list`. These could be removed or raise errors on
+getting / setting. They also have the `assert_called_with` and
+`assert_called_once_with` methods. Removing these would be pointless as
+fetching them would create a mock (attribute) that could be called without
+error.
+
+Some outstanding technical debt. The way autospeccing mocks function
+signatures was copied and modified from `mocksignature`. This could all be
+refactored into one set of functions instead of two. The way we tell if
+patchers are started and if a patcher is being used for a `patch.multiple`
+call are both horrible. There are now a host of helper functions that should
+be rationalised. (Probably time to split mock into a package instead of a
+module.)
+
+Passing arbitrary keyword arguments to `create_autospec`, or `patch` with
+`autospec`, when mocking a *function* works fine. However, the arbitrary
+attributes are set on the created mock - but `create_autospec` returns a
+real function (which doesn't have those attributes). However, what is the use
+case for using autospec to create functions with attributes that don't exist
+on the original?
+
+`mocksignature`, plus the `call_args_list` and `method_calls` attributes of
+`Mock` could all be deprecated.