Function fake_input

IPython/testing/tools.py:431–449

Temporarily replace the input() function to return the given values Use as a context manager: with fake_input(['result1', 'result2']): ... Values are returned in order. If input() is called again after the last value was used, EOFError is raised.

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def fake_input(inputs):
    """Temporarily replace the input() function to return the given values

    Use as a context manager:

    with fake_input(['result1', 'result2']):
        ...

    Values are returned in order. If input() is called again after the last value
    was used, EOFError is raised.
    """
    it = iter(inputs)
    def mock_input(prompt=''):
        try:
            return next(it)
        except StopIteration:
            raise EOFError('No more inputs given')

    return patch('builtins.input', mock_input)

def help_output_test(subcommand=''):
    """test that `ipython [subcommand] -h` works"""