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+changeKind: internal
+packages:
+  - "@typespec/http-client-python"
+---
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+Add mock API tests for the `azure/versioning/previewVersion` Spector scenario, covering `getWidget`, `updateWidgetColor` (PATCH with merge-patch content type), and `listWidgets` operations including preview-only version enforcement.