https://github.com/mohdluqmancse/purge_glue/blob/main/tests/test_s3_objects.py

mock_check_s3_uri_exists.side_effect = lambda bucket, key: key not in ("prefix2/prefix3/file1")

The above line fails with the below error message.

but works if I use != instead of not in.

(venv) purge_glue>pytest tests
======================================================================================================= test session starts =======================================================================================================
platform win32 -- Python 3.12.3, pytest-8.3.2, pluggy-1.5.0
rootdir: purge_glue
collected 5 items                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

teststest_s3_objects.py ....F                                                                                                                                                                                               [100%]

============================================================================================================ FAILURES ============================================================================================================= 
_______________________________________________________________________________ TestTreeFunctions.test_traverse_and_mark_for_deletion_breadth_first _______________________________________________________________________________ 

self = <tests.test_s3_objects.TestTreeFunctions testMethod=test_traverse_and_mark_for_deletion_breadth_first>, mock_check_s3_uri_exists = <MagicMock name='check_s3_uri_exists' id='2190747349648'>

    @patch("scripts_test.s3_objects.check_s3_uri_exists")
    def test_traverse_and_mark_for_deletion_breadth_first(self, mock_check_s3_uri_exists):
        # Define the bucket name
        bucket_name = "bucket-name"

        # Mock S3 existence checks
        # not in clause is not working properly when you have forward slashes
        mock_check_s3_uri_exists.side_effect = lambda bucket, key: key not in ("prefix2/prefix3/file1")
        #mock_check_s3_uri_exists.side_effect = lambda bucket, key: key != "prefix2/prefix3/file1"

        # Traverse and clean the tree
        nodes_to_delete = traverse_and_mark_for_deletion_breadth_first(self.tree, bucket_name)

        prefixes = [f"{node[1]}" for node in nodes_to_delete]

        expected_nodes_to_delete = ["prefix2/prefix3/file1"]
>       assert set(prefixes) == set(expected_nodes_to_delete), f"Expected {expected_nodes_to_delete} but got {prefixes}"
E       AssertionError: Expected ['prefix2/prefix3/file1'] but got ['prefix2']
E       assert {'prefix2'} == {'prefix2/prefix3/file1'}
E
E         Extra items in the left set:
E         'prefix2'
E         Extra items in the right set:
E         'prefix2/prefix3/file1'
E         Use -v to get more diff

teststest_s3_objects.py:87: AssertionError
===================================================================================================== short test summary info ===================================================================================================== 
FAILED tests/test_s3_objects.py::TestTreeFunctions::test_traverse_and_mark_for_deletion_breadth_first - AssertionError: Expected ['prefix2/prefix3/file1'] but got ['prefix2']
=================================================================================================== 1 failed, 4 passed in 5.10s =================================================================================================== 

Explained above. != works but not in doesn’t work.