If you want several patches in place for multiple test methods the obvious way
is to apply the patch decorators to every method. This can feel like unnecessary
-repetition. For Python 2.6 or more recent you can use :func:`patch` (in all its
+repetition. Instead, you can use :func:`patch` (in all its
various forms) as a class decorator. This applies the patches to all test
methods on the class. A test method is identified by methods whose names start
with ``test``::
.. data:: FILTER_DIR
:data:`FILTER_DIR` is a module level variable that controls the way mock objects
-respond to :func:`dir` (only for Python 2.6 or more recent). The default is ``True``,
+respond to :func:`dir`. The default is ``True``,
which uses the filtering described below, to only show useful members. If you
dislike this filtering, or need to switch it off for diagnostic purposes, then
set ``mock.FILTER_DIR = False``.