python mock input
from io import StringIO def enter_name(): name = input('Please enter name: ') return 'Hello ' + name # Suppose we want to mock John as an input for a test # All inputs end with a newline character mock_input = StringIO('Johnn') # monkeypatch is the parameter passed in test to mock certain values def test_enter_name(monkeypatch): # Here 'sys.stdin' is used to specifically mock the standard input # The mock has to be set before the function being tested is run monkeypatch.setattr('sys.stdin', mock_input) assert enter_name() == 'Hello John'
