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@@ -166,6 +166,15 @@ You use the :data:`call` object to construct lists for comparing with
>>> mock.mock_calls == expected
True
+However, parameters to calls that return mocks are not recorded, which means it is not
+possible to track nested calls where the parameters used to create ancestors are important:
+
+ >>> m = Mock()
+ >>> m.factory(important=True).deliver()
+ <Mock name='mock.factory().deliver()' id='...'>
+ >>> m.mock_calls[-1] == call.factory(important=False).deliver()
+ True
+
Setting Return Values and Attributes
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