def make_mock_api(): with patch.object(EvernoteApi, '_get_note_store'): api = EvernoteApi() api.note_store = MagicMock() api.note_store.listNotebooks = MagicMock(return_value=notebooks) api.note_store.findNotes = MagicMock(return_value=notes) api.note_store.getNote = MagicMock() return api