Function swap_attr

Lib/test/support/__init__.py:1552–1580

Temporary swap out an attribute with a new object. Usage: with swap_attr(obj, "attr", 5): ... This will set obj.attr to 5 for the duration of the with: block, restoring the old value at the end of the block. If `attr` doesn't exist on `obj`, it will

(obj, attr, new_val)

@contextlib.contextmanager
def swap_attr(obj, attr, new_val):
    """Temporary swap out an attribute with a new object.

    Usage:
        with swap_attr(obj, "attr", 5):
            ...

        This will set obj.attr to 5 for the duration of the with: block,
        restoring the old value at the end of the block. If `attr` doesn't
        exist on `obj`, it will be created and then deleted at the end of the
        block.

        The old value (or None if it doesn't exist) will be assigned to the
        target of the "as" clause, if there is one.
    """
    if hasattr(obj, attr):
        real_val = getattr(obj, attr)
        setattr(obj, attr, new_val)
        try:
            yield real_val
        finally:
            setattr(obj, attr, real_val)
    else:
        setattr(obj, attr, new_val)
        try:
            yield
        finally:
            if hasattr(obj, attr):
                delattr(obj, attr)

@contextlib.contextmanager
def swap_item(obj, item, new_val):