How to specify an IP address with Django test client?

Question

I am testing an API with Django test client. The API uses geo blocking so in my test I need to specify an IP address to make sure it works properly. How can I do that?

I am making a request in my test like this:

from django.test.client import Client as HttpClient
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client = HttpClient()
response = client.get(uri + query_string)

Answer 1

The Client.get() method has an extra keyword arguments parameter, which can be used to specify headers.

c.get(/my-url/, REMOTE_ADDR="127.0.0.1") 

Answer 2

Pass REMOTE_ADDR in constructor.

client = HttpClient(REMOTE_ADDR='127.0.0.1')

or

client.get('/path/', {'param':'foo'}, **{'HTTP_USER_AGENT':'firefox-22', 'REMOTE_ADDR':'127.0.0.1'})