foo.py

import mock
import unittest
import pyborg_irc2
import pyborg

class TestConnect(unittest.TestCase):
    @mock.patch('irc.connection.socket')
    def test_connect(self, patched_socket):
        mod = pyborg_irc2.ModIRC(pyborg.pyborg.pyborg())
        mod.start()
        print patched_socket.call_args