Practice The Need for Mocking - 3.1 | Chapter 10: Testing, Debugging, and Logging | Python Advance
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the purpose of mocking in unit testing?

💡 Hint: Think about what dependencies might slow down your tests.

Question 2

Easy

Name one class provided in the unittest.mock module.

💡 Hint: Remember, these classes help create mock objects.

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Question 1

What is mocking?

  • A way to speed up tests.
  • A way to replace external dependencies with mock objects.
  • Both A and B

💡 Hint: Think about both the benefits of speed and isolation.

Question 2

The unittest.mock module is primarily used for?

  • True: to create mock objects.
  • False: to write comments.

💡 Hint: Think about what you typically use this module for.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Create a function that retrieves user data from an API, and write a test for this function that uses mocking to simulate the API response.

💡 Hint: Use exemplars from class, focusing on how to test without calling the actual API.

Question 2

Explain what would happen if you forget to mock an external dependency in your tests and the tests run on a CI/CD pipeline.

💡 Hint: Think about the impact of external variability in testing.

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