fakeweb

Library like fakeweb for Python

I really like the way fakeweb in Ruby can be used to fake http requests when testing. Is there a similar library or an alternative for Python? ...

Functionality similar to FakeWeb for Java

Hello, to test my program against webpages, which change quite often, I need to mock the answers. I've found FakeWeb for Ruby, which would be a good starting point. Unfortunately, there seems to be no library, which provides similar functionality for Java. So, my question is: How can I "record" requests and response pairs and "replay" ...

Downsides to using FakeWeb compared to writing mocks for testing

I never liked writing mocks and a while ago someone here recommended to use FakeWeb. I immediately fell completely in love with FakeWeb. However, I have to wonder if there is a downside to using FakeWeb. It seems like mocks are still much more common, so I wonder what I am missing that's wrong with using FakeWeb instead. Is there a certa...