* ``MonkeyPatch`` now preserves ``staticmethod`` functions.

  (Dan Kenigsberg)

3 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7143923..d89bdd4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ fixtures release notes
 NEXT
 ~~~~
 
+CHANGES
+-------
+
+* ``MonkeyPatch`` now preserves ``staticmethod`` functions.
+  (Dan Kenigsberg)
+
 0.3.14
 ~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/lib/fixtures/_fixtures/monkeypatch.py b/lib/fixtures/_fixtures/monkeypatch.py
index 42de7ec..858c587 100644
--- a/lib/fixtures/_fixtures/monkeypatch.py
+++ b/lib/fixtures/_fixtures/monkeypatch.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ __all__ = [
     'MonkeyPatch'
     ]
 
+import sys
+import types
+
 from fixtures import Fixture
 
 
@@ -62,6 +65,11 @@ class MonkeyPatch(Fixture):
         if old_value is sentinel:
             self.addCleanup(self._safe_delete, current, attribute)
         else:
+            # Python 2's setattr transforms function into instancemethod
+            if (sys.version_info.major == 2 and
+                isinstance(current, (type, types.ClassType)) and
+                isinstance(old_value, types.FunctionType)):
+                    old_value = staticmethod(old_value)
             self.addCleanup(setattr, current, attribute, old_value)
 
     def _safe_delete(self, obj, attribute):
diff --git a/lib/fixtures/tests/_fixtures/test_monkeypatch.py b/lib/fixtures/tests/_fixtures/test_monkeypatch.py
index b5977d3..1a84d7f 100644
--- a/lib/fixtures/tests/_fixtures/test_monkeypatch.py
+++ b/lib/fixtures/tests/_fixtures/test_monkeypatch.py
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ from fixtures import MonkeyPatch, TestWithFixtures
 
 reference = 23
 
+class C(object):
+    @staticmethod
+    def foo(): pass
+def bar(): pass
+
 class TestMonkeyPatch(testtools.TestCase, TestWithFixtures):
 
     def test_patch_and_restore(self):
@@ -66,3 +71,13 @@ class TestMonkeyPatch(testtools.TestCase, TestWithFixtures):
         finally:
             fixture.cleanUp()
             self.assertFalse('new_attr' in globals())
+
+    def test_patch_staticmethod(self):
+        oldfoo = C.foo
+        fixture = MonkeyPatch(
+            'fixtures.tests._fixtures.test_monkeypatch.C.foo',
+            bar)
+        with fixture:
+            pass
+        self.assertEqual(oldfoo, C.foo)
+