Stub object

gistfile1.py

class _Stub(object):
    """Class for creating stub object.                                                                                                                                  
    For internal use.                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                        
    """
    def __getattribute__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        return self

    def next(self):
        raise StopIteration

    def __repr__(self):
        return 'Dummy'

    def __str__(self):
        return ''

    def __len__(self):
        return 0

    def __eq__(self, other):
        return self is other

    def __hash__(self):
        return hash(None)

    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        return self

    __sub__ = __div__ = __mul__ = __floordiv__ = __mod__ = __and__ = __or__ = \
    __xor__ = __rsub__ = __rdiv__ = __rmul__ = __rfloordiv__ = __rmod__ = \
    __rand__ = __rxor__ = __ror__ = __radd__ = __pow__ = __rpow__ = \
    __rshift__ = __lshift__ = __rrshift__ = __rlshift__ = __truediv__ = \
    __rtruediv__ = __add__ = __getitem__ = __neg__ = __pos__ = __abs__ = \
    __invert__ = __setattr__ = __delattr__ = __delitem__ = __setitem__ = \
    __iter__ = __call__

Stub = _Stub()  # You can do whatever you like with it now