Start test case

rest_framework/test.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from django.test.client import ClientHandler
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
 from django.utils.http import urlencode
+from requests import Session
 
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 
@@ -221,6 +222,10 @@ class APITransactionTestCase(testcases.TransactionTestCase):
 class APITestCase(testcases.TestCase):
     client_class = APIClient
 
+    def _pre_setup(self):
+        super(APITestCase, self)._pre_setup()
+        self.requests = Session()
+
 
 class APISimpleTestCase(testcases.SimpleTestCase):
     client_class = APIClient

tests/test_requests_client.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.test import override_settings
+
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+
+
+class Root(APIView):
+    def get(self, request):
+        return Response({'hello': 'world'})
+
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    url(r'^$', Root.as_view()),
+]
+
+
+@override_settings(ROOT_URLCONF='tests.test_requests_client')
+class RequestsClientTests(APITestCase):
+    def test_get_root(self):
+        print self.requests.get('http://example.com')