Merge 3.6
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/mock.py b/Lib/unittest/mock.py
index 367c1e1..dbb05d7 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/mock.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/mock.py
@@ -1951,9 +1951,8 @@
 
     If the _Call has no name then it will match any name.
     """
-    def __new__(cls, value=(), name=None, parent=None, two=False,
+    def __new__(cls, value=(), name='', parent=None, two=False,
                 from_kall=True):
-        name = ''
         args = ()
         kwargs = {}
         _len = len(value)
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/test/testmock/testhelpers.py b/Lib/unittest/test/testmock/testhelpers.py
index 3477634..d5f9e7c 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/test/testmock/testhelpers.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/test/testmock/testhelpers.py
@@ -306,6 +306,20 @@
         other_args = _Call(((1, 2), {'a': 3}))
         self.assertEqual(args, other_args)
 
+    def test_call_with_name(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'foo',
+            _Call((), 'foo')[0],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            '',
+            _Call((('bar', 'barz'), ), )[0]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            '',
+            _Call((('bar', 'barz'), {'hello': 'world'}), )[0]
+        )
+
 
 class SpecSignatureTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 741e498..dc72a1f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #28961: Fix unittest.mock._Call helper: don't ignore the name parameter
+  anymore. Patch written by Jiajun Huang.
+
 - Issue #15812: inspect.getframeinfo() now correctly shows the first line of
   a context.  Patch by Sam Breese.