Mock Python's built in print function

Question

I\'ve tried

from mock import Mock
import __builtin__

__builtin__.print = Mock()

But that raises a syntax error. I\'ve also tried patching

Answer 1

As lcq says, print is a keyword. So, think about what it would mean if you were actually successful in patching/mocking print under Python 2.7.3. You would have code like this:

print "Hi."

turning into:

 "Hi."

MagicMock objects cannot be accessed this way, so you would get a syntax error.

So... Yeah. You can only mock the Python3 print function or sys.stdout.