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unittest.mock.patch with autospec doesn't hold for classmethods nor staticmethods #102978

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Using patch with autospec=True does not work when a method is decorated with @classmethod or @staticmethod. The resulting mock can be called with any arguments without raising a TypeError.

Example:

from unittest.mock import patch
import pytest

class Foo:
    def foo(self):
        pass
    @staticmethod
    def bar():
        pass
    @classmethod
    def baz(cls):
        pass

@pytest.mark.parametrize("method", ["foo", "bar", "baz"])
def test_foo(method: str):
    with patch.object(Foo, method, autospec=True):
        getattr(Foo(), method)(5)

The only subtest that fails is foo. The other two pass, even though they're clearly being called incorrectly.

If you prefer not to use pytest to demo/repro this:

with patch.object(Foo, "foo", autospec=True):
    try:
        Foo().foo(5)
    except TypeError:
        print("Correctly raises on foo")
    else:
        print("Incorrectly does not raise with foo")

with patch.object(Foo, "bar", autospec=True):
    try:
        Foo().bar(5)
    except TypeError:
        print("Correctly raises on bar")
    else:
        print("Incorrectly does not raise with bar")

with patch.object(Foo, "baz", autospec=True):
    try:
        Foo().baz(5)
    except TypeError:
        print("Correctly raises on baz")
    else:
        print("Incorrectly does not raise with baz")

This has output:

Correctly raises on foo
Incorrectly does not raise with bar
Incorrectly does not raise with baz

Your environment

  • CPython versions tested on: 3.10, 3.11
  • Operating system and architecture: macOS 12.6 with Apple M1 chip

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