tests.py

class SomeTest(TestCase):
  @patch('requests.post', requests_mock)
  def testSomething:
    requests_mock.return_value = { 'status_code': 200, 'text': '<some xml />' }
    pretend = PretendObj() // a pretend object that uses requests.post behind the scenes
    # I want to use the patched requests_mock here
    self.assertEqual('<mocked xml />', pretend.getResult());
    
    
    # But then I want to be able to temporarily call an unmocked, real request here
    self.assertEqual('<not mocked xml xml />', pretend.getResult());