Python: Using kwargs with patch() decorator

Question

I can only use positional arguments with a function that uses @patch. Running being_patched(True) works. Running being_patched(arg=True) does not.

The general principle is positional args cannot come after keyword args. I just find the the interaction with @patch to be unfortunate.

Is there an alternative?

I am running Python 3.11.

import traceback
from unittest.mock import patch
import os.path

@patch('os.path.isfile')
def being_patched(arg, isfile_mock):
    print(f"Inside being_patched. arg={arg}  isfile_mock={isfile_mock}")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    being_patched(True)              # <== Works
    print("\n----------\n")
    try:
        being_patched(arg=True)      # <== Fails
    except TypeError:
        traceback.print_exc()

Produces this output:

Inside being_patched. arg=True  isfile_mock=<MagicMock name='isfile' id='3181488491344'>

----------

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Mike Ulm\PycharmProjects\Exercises\USDataMap\patch_after_kwargs.py", line 13, in <module>
    being_patched(arg=True)
  File "C:\PythonFiles\Python311\Lib\unittest\mock.py", line 1375, in patched
    return func(*newargs, **newkeywargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
**TypeError: being_patched() got multiple values for argument 'arg'**

Running python 3.11