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django-targeted-mocking
Mock Django test boundaries safely with override_settings, pytest settings, autospecced unittest.mock objects, output/input capture, requests-mock, VCR.py, outbound HTTP blocking, and time-freezing tools. Use when tests need to replace settings, HTTP calls, time, command output, stdin, or external services without broad fragile MagicMock patches.
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# Django Targeted Mocking
Mock only at boundaries that are slow, nondeterministic, external, or hard to trigger. Broad mocks can make tests faster while proving less, so prefer framework helpers and interface-checked replacements.
## Boundary Workflow
1. Decide whether mocking is necessary.
- Prefer real code for local domain logic.
- Mock external HTTP, time, settings, output/input, and expensive service edges.
2. Patch where the code under test looks up the dependency.
- Patch the imported symbol used by the module under test, not the original library path unless that is what the module reads.
3. Prefer specific tools.