[Python] How to edit the attribute of an AWS resource mocked with moto for pytest test case?

I am trying to test an AWS Lambda code for deleting available volumes beyond a certain date. I am using moto to mock AWS in pytest and the volume created has the creation timestamp set to the current day. How can I make the timestamp to be from, say, 30 days ago?

I have tried using unittest patch as below but it does not work and seems unable to alter the attribute.

@moto.mock_aws()
def test_delete_vol_only_after_expiry(setup):
# Arrange

# Create a mock EC2 client
ec2 = boto3.client('ec2', region_name='us-east-1')

# Create the volume
volume = ec2.create_volume(
AvailabilityZone='us-east-1a',
Size=10, # Size in GiB
VolumeType='gp2'
)
# Calculate the date 30 days ago
thirty_days_ago = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=30)

# Access the volume to patch its creation date
ec2_resource = boto3.resource('ec2', region_name='us-east-1')
volume = ec2_resource.Volume(volume['VolumeId'])

# Print the original creation date
print(f'Original creation date: {volume.create_time}')

# Patch the creation date of the volume
with patch.object(volume, 'create_time', new=thirty_days_ago):
print(f'Patched creation date: {volume.create_time}')

event, context, ec2 = setup

# Act
utility.vol_cleanup_utility(event, context)

# Assert
response = ec2.describe_volumes()
assert len(response['Volumes']) == 1


I am getting the following error on running the test.

try:
> setattr(self.target, self.attribute, new_attr)
E AttributeError: can't set attribute 'create_time'

C:\Program Files\Python310\lib\unittest\mock.py:1546: AttributeError


Using monkeypatch gives the same error.

Now I am not sure if this approach is even correct and if patching the object will even update the AWS resource that moto creates in-memory. Or if I am using patching functionality completely wrong.

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