diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-04-10-03-30-36.bpo-43478.iZcBTq.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-04-10-03-30-36.bpo-43478.iZcBTq.rst index aaa1992f07f..12a03d79e72 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-04-10-03-30-36.bpo-43478.iZcBTq.rst +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-04-10-03-30-36.bpo-43478.iZcBTq.rst @@ -1 +1,6 @@ -Mocks can no longer be used as the specs for other Mocks. As a result, an already-mocked object cannot have an attribute mocked using `autospec=True` or be the subject of a `create_autospec(...)` call. This can uncover bugs in tests since these Mock-derived Mocks will always pass certain tests (e.g. isinstance) and builtin assert functions (e.g. assert_called_once_with) will unconditionally pass. \ No newline at end of file +Mocks can no longer be used as the specs for other Mocks. As a result, an +already-mocked object cannot have an attribute mocked using ``autospec=True`` +or be the subject of a ``create_autospec(...)`` call. This can uncover bugs in +tests since these Mock-derived Mocks will always pass certain tests (e.g. +:func:`isinstance`) and builtin assert functions (e.g. assert_called_once_with) +will unconditionally pass.