[LIBCLOUD-530] use unittest.mock on Python 3.3+ to satisfy mock depency for testing

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Labels: mock python testing,

Environment

Python 3.3+ is effected on all platforms
here: Mac OS X and Macports

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Peter Danecek
• Created: 13/Mar/14 12:29
• Updated: 13/Mar/14 12:29

Description

Python 3.3+ provides mock as part of the standard library in the `unittest.mock` namespace: http://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.mock.html

libcloud should be able to use this for testing and to handle the difference with respect to other Python version. This would avoid the necessity to install mock as a separate, redundant packages on Python 3.3+. This packages in not always available through package managers.