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Simplify doble mock in helper tests

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
testing-qa

Research direction

Start in test_helpers.py and inspect the tests that use double mocks to simulate downloading scripts. Compare the repeated setup and determine whether a shared self._mock_urlopen-style helper covers those cases. Done means the duplicated mocking is simplified without changing test behavior; run the helper tests to verify them.

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Description

Easy/Simple

There are several tests in test_helpers.py that uses a double mock to mimick hitting the web to download scripts.

It's kind of cumbersome, it could be simplified to a self._mock_urlopen helper or something

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Python
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