How can I mock APIs in Django for testing purposes?

How can I mock APIs in Django for testing purposes?

You can use libraries like responses or httpretty to mock API calls in your Django tests.

Can you show me an example using the responses library?

Sure! First, install the library with pip install responses. Then, you can use it like this:

import responses

@responses.activate
def test_my_api_call(self):
    responses.add(responses.GET, 'http://example.com/api/', json={'key': 'value'}, status=200)
    response = my_api_call()  # Your function that makes the API call
    assert response == {'key': 'value'}

What if I want to mock a POST request instead?

You can mock a POST request similarly by using responses.add with the responses.POST method. Here's an example:

@responses.activate
def test_my_post_api_call(self):
    responses.add(responses.POST, 'http://example.com/api/', json={'success': True}, status=201)
    response = my_post_api_call()  # Your function that makes the POST request
    assert response == {'success': True}