Why python mock patch doesn't work?

Question

I have two files

spike.py

class T1(object):
    def foo(self, afd):
        return "foo"

    def get_foo(self):
        return self.foo(1)


def bar():
    return "bar"

test_spike.py:

from unittest import TestCase
import unittest
from mock import patch, MagicMock
from spike import T1, bar


class TestStuff(TestCase):
    @patch('spike.T1.foo', MagicMock(return_value='patched'))
    def test_foo(self):
        foo = T1().get_foo()
        self.assertEqual('patched', foo)

    @patch('spike.bar')
    def test_bar(self, mock_obj):
        mock_obj.return_value = 'patched'
        bar = bar()
        self.assertEqual('patched', bar)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()

When I run python test_spike.py, the first test case would pass, but the second would fail. and I switch to use nosetests test_spike.py, then both two are failed.

I don't understand how this happened? These cases supposed to pass all.

Answer 1

Access bar using spike.bar. Imported bar is not affected by mock.patch.

from unittest import TestCase
import unittest
from mock import patch, MagicMock
from spike import T1
import spike # <----


class TestShit(TestCase):
    @patch('spike.T1.foo', MagicMock(return_value='patched'))
    def test_foo(self):
        foo = T1().get_foo()
        self.assertEqual('patched', foo)

    @patch('spike.bar')
    def test_bar(self, mock_obj):
        mock_obj.return_value = 'patched'
        bar = spike.bar() # <-----
        self.assertEqual('patched', bar)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()