I'd like to create a mock object in python

Question

I want a dummy object I can instantiate in python and programmatically create attributes for via setattr().

I tried it on the built in object but probably for a good reason that didn't work.

What base object can I use in python for such purposes without actually defining one myself?

Answer 1

You can't use mock = object(), instead just create a Mock derived from object

class Mock(object):
    pass

mock = Mock()

setattr(mock, 'test', 'whatever')