python - django testing wrapped function view with mock -

i working through learning mock , cannot figure out why not working...

@validate_captcha def sendemail(request):     ...     email.send()     return httpresponse('your email has been sent. thank contacting us') 

i have wrapper validates google recaptcha , need test view cannot figure out how around wrapper.

i tried this....

@patch('main.views.sendemail') def test_sendmail_captcha_pass(self, mock_sendemail):     """testing view after captcha passing"""     mock_sendemail.return_value = true     things = things()     data = {         'subject': 'test subject',         'name': 'john appleseed',         'email': 'john@apple.com',         'content': 'content of message'}      post_url = reverse("main:contact_email")     result = things.client.post(post_url, {})     self.asserttrue(result.status_code == 401) 

since sendemail function wrapped, using sendemail function @patch instead of validate_captcha function cannot see next.

i have tried making mock object in shell , verified indeed give a wrapped version of sendemail function