Supports writing tests for code using the redis-py library without requiring a redis-server install.

Use pip:

pip install mockredispy

Both mockredis.mock_redis_client and mockredis.mock_strict_redis_client can be used to patch instances of the redis client.

For example, using the mock library:

@patch('redis.Redis', mock_redis_client)

Or:

@patch('redis.StrictRedis', mock_strict_redis_client)

This code is shamelessly derived from work by John DeRosa.