[Python] Python mock object instantiation

Using Python 2.7, and mock library

How can I test that certain patched object has been initialized with some specific arguments using mock?

Here some sample code and pseudo-code:

unittest.py :

import mock
@mock.patch('mylib.SomeObject')
def test_mytest(self, mock_someobject):
test1 = mock_someobject.return_value
test1 = method_inside_someobject.side_effect = ['something']

mylib.method_to_test()

# How can I assert that method_to_test instanced SomeObject with certain arguments?
# I further test things with that method_inside_someobject call, no problems there...


mylib.py :

from someobjectmodule import SomeObject
def method_to_test():
obj = SomeObject(arg1=val1, arg2=val2, arg3=val3)
obj.method_inside_someobject()


So, how can I test SomeObject was instanced with arg1=val1, arg2=val2, arg3=val3?

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