How can I mock external APIs in Django for testing?

How can I mock external APIs in Django for testing?

You can use libraries like responses or unittest.mock to mock external 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_view(self):
    responses.add(responses.GET, 'http://api.example.com/data', json={'key': 'value'}, status=200)
    response = self.client.get('/my-view/')
    self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)

What if I want to mock a POST request instead?

You can mock a POST request similarly. Just change the method in the responses.add call:

responses.add(responses.POST, 'http://api.example.com/data', json={'success': True}, status=201)

Are there any other libraries I should consider for mocking?

Yes, you might also consider using httpretty or requests-mock for more advanced mocking capabilities.