Monkey Patching in Python (Dynamic Behavior)

In Python, the term monkey patch refers to dynamic (or run-time) modifications of a class or module. In Python, we can actually change the behavior of code at run-time.

# monk.py
class A:
     def func(self):
          print ("func() is being called")

We use above module (monk) in below code and change behavior of func() at run-time by assigning different value.

import monk
def monkey_f(self):
     print ("monkey_f() is being called")

# replacing address of "func" with "monkey_f"
monk.A.func = monkey_f
obj = monk.A()

# calling function "func" whose address got replaced
# with function "monkey_f()"
obj.func()

Examples:

Output :monkey_f() is being called

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