============================== Use mongomock for testing ============================== `mongomock `_ is a package to do just what the name implies, mocking a mongo database. To use with mongoengine, simply specify mongomock when connecting with mongoengine: .. code-block:: python connect('mongoenginetest', host='mongomock://localhost') conn = get_connection() or with an alias: .. code-block:: python connect('mongoenginetest', host='mongomock://localhost', alias='testdb') conn = get_connection('testdb')