Removing usage of patching for now.

mockingbird/__init__.py

@@ -46,13 +46,8 @@ def get_missing_properties(spec, obj):
 
 
 def substitute(obj, qualified_name, spec):
-    testdouble = mock.patch(qualified_name, spec=spec, spec_set=True, new=obj)
-    testdouble.attribute_name = qualified_name
-
     class FakesPatcher(object):
-        new = 1
-
-        def _new(*args, **kwargs): 
+        def _new(*args, **kwargs):
             return obj.__new__(obj)
 
         def __enter__(self):
@@ -63,9 +58,7 @@ def __enter__(self):
         def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
             spec.__new__ = self._old_new
 
-    testdouble.additional_patchers.append(FakesPatcher())
-
-    return testdouble
+    return FakesPatcher()
 
 
 def fake(obj):

requirements/development.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pyformat>=0.3.3
+pyformat>=0.5.0
 
 
 -r ./common.txt

tests/unit/fakes/test_fake.py

@@ -26,19 +26,4 @@ class Configuration(object):
         with case.assertRaisesRegexp(TestDoubleConfigurationError, 'The type to be faked was not specified.'):
             fake(FakeObject)
 
-    @it.should('create a new patch object with the configured spec')
-    def test_should_create_a_new_mock_object_with_the_configured_spec(case):
-        class FakeObject(object):
-            class Configuration(object):
-                spec = RealObject
-
-        spec = FakeObject.Configuration().spec
-
-        with mock.patch('tests.common.compat.mock.patch') as m:
-            fake(FakeObject)
-
-            qualified_name = get_qualified_name(spec)
-
-            m.assert_called_once_with(qualified_name, spec=spec, spec_set=True, new=mock.ANY)
-
     it.createTests(globals())

tox.ini

@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ envlist = py26, py27, py32, py33, pypy
 
 [testenv]
 commands = nose2 -v --with-cov
-deps =
--r {toxinidir}/requirements/development.txt
+deps = -r {toxinidir}/requirements/development.txt