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How to Mock Mutual Exclusion for A/B Experiment Groups in Python

Simulate mutual exclusion for experiment groups using a thread-safe lock, ensuring only one member updates the shared counter at a time.

threading mutual-exclusion ab-testing

Python

import threading
import time
import random


class CountingGate:
    """A mock mutual exclusion gate using a lock."""
    def __init__(self):
        self.counter = 0
        self.lock = threading.Lock()

    def enter(self, group_id, member_id):
        with self.lock:
            current = self.counter
            t…

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How to Mock Sequential Calls in Python with unittest.mock

Use Mock.side_effect to return a different result for each sequential call and verify the call order with assert_has_calls.

mock unittest testing

Python

import unittest
from unittest.mock import Mock

class Service:
    def fetch(self, item_id):
        raise NotImplementedError

def process_items(service, ids):
    results = []
    for item_id in ids:
        result = service.fetch(item_id)
        results.append(result)
    return results

if __name__ == "__main__":…

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How to Mock Time for Cache TTL Testing in Python

This code demonstrates how to test a cache's TTL expiration logic by mocking time.time with unittest.mock to control the passage of time.

caching ttl unit-testing

Python

import time
from unittest.mock import patch

class ConfigCache:
    def __init__(self, ttl=60):
        self.ttl = ttl
        self._store = {}
        self._timestamps = {}

    def get(self, key):
        if key not in self._store:
            return None
        if time.time() - self._timestamps[key] > self.ttl:
  …

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