Change use_cassette to pass a function to CassetteContextDecorator so that changes to the default settings on the vcr properly propogate.

vcr/cassette.py

@@ -24,13 +24,17 @@ class CassetteContextDecorator(object):
     from interfering with another.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, cls, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.args = args
-        self.kwargs = kwargs
+    @classmethod
+    def from_args(cls, cassette_class, path, **kwargs):
+        return cls(cassette_class, lambda: (path, kwargs))
+
+    def __init__(self, cls, args_getter):
         self.cls = cls
+        self._args_getter = args_getter
 
     def __enter__(self):
-        self._cassette = self.cls.load(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
+        path, kwargs = self._args_getter()
+        self._cassette = self.cls.load(path, **kwargs)
         return self._cassette.__enter__()
 
     def __exit__(self, *args):
@@ -55,10 +59,12 @@ class Cassette(object):
         return new_cassette
 
     @classmethod
-    def use(cls, *args, **kwargs):
-        return CassetteContextDecorator(cls, *args, **kwargs)
+    def use_arg_getter(cls, arg_getter):
+        return CassetteContextDecorator(cls, arg_getter)
 
-    use_cassette = use
+    @classmethod
+    def use(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        return CassetteContextDecorator.from_args(cls, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def __init__(self,
                  path,

vcr/config.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import functools
 import os
 from .cassette import Cassette
 from .serializers import yamlserializer, jsonserializer
@@ -74,13 +75,16 @@ class VCR(object):
         return matchers
 
     def use_cassette(self, path, **kwargs):
+        args_getter = functools.partial(self.get_path_and_merged_config, path, **kwargs)
+        return Cassette.use_arg_getter(args_getter)
+
+    def get_path_and_merged_config(self, path, **kwargs):
         serializer_name = kwargs.get('serializer', self.serializer)
         matcher_names = kwargs.get('match_on', self.match_on)
         cassette_library_dir = kwargs.get(
             'cassette_library_dir',
             self.cassette_library_dir
         )
-
         if cassette_library_dir:
             path = os.path.join(cassette_library_dir, path)
 
@@ -107,8 +111,7 @@ class VCR(object):
                 'ignore_localhost', self.ignore_localhost
             ),
         }
-
-        return Cassette.use(path, **merged_config)
+        return path, merged_config
 
     def register_serializer(self, name, serializer):
         self.serializers[name] = serializer