def attach_mock(self, mock, attribute):
        """
        Attach a mock as an attribute of this one, replacing its name and
        parent. Calls to the attached mock will be recorded in the
        `method_calls` and `mock_calls` attributes of this one."""
        mock._mock_parent = None
        mock._mock_new_parent = None
        mock._mock_name = ''
        mock._mock_new_name = None

        setattr(self, attribute, mock)