Issue with Mocking send_request() in Unit Tests

I’m having trouble with mocking the send_request() function in my tests. Despite using patch, the original send_request() function is being called, and the mock isn’t applied. Here’s the relevant output and code:

Output:

Send_click
send_request mock: <function send_request at 0x7f9c2146de40>
send request

Code:

logic.py

def send_request(manager, action_method, url, data=None, params=None, headers=None):
    print("send request")

test_ui.py

from ..ui import UserInterface
from unittest.mock import patch, Mock

@patch("ui.send_request")
def test_send_request(mock_send_request, qtbot):
    ui = UserInterface()
    ui.get_request_data = Mock()
    data = QByteArray(data_str_create.encode("utf-8"))
    action_method, url, data = ACTIONS_METHODS.POST, QUrl("https://example.com/api"), data
    ui.get_request_data.return_value = action_method, url, data
    ui.send_click()
    mock_send_request.assert_called_once()

Issue:

• send_request() is not mocked; the original function is being executed. Proven by send request in the output and function type in the output.
• The AssertionError in the last line of the test indicates that the mock was not applied.

How send_request() is used:

ui.py

from logic import handle_response, send_request

class UserInterface(QWidget):
    # other methods

    def get_request_data(self):
        action_method = self.combo_box.currentText()
        json_dict = json.loads(
            self.body.toPlainText().encode("utf-8").decode("unicode_escape")
        )
        json_data = json.dumps(json_dict).encode("utf-8")
        data = QByteArray(json_data)
        url = QUrl(self.url.text())
        return action_method, url, data

    def send_click(self):
        print("Send_click")
        print(f"send_request mock: {send_request}")
        send_request(self.rest_manager, *self.get_request_data())

Can someone help figure out why the send_request() function is not being mocked as expected?