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Module 053: Dataclasses

Phase: 6. Advanced OOP & Errors
Duration: 1.5 hours

Learning Objectives

Define classes with the @dataclass decorator
Automate __init__, __repr__, __eq__, __hash__ generation
Use field() for default values and factory functions
Create immutable data classes with frozen=True
Combine dataclasses with inheritance

Topics Covered

@dataclass decorator
Auto-generated special methods
field(): default, default_factory, init, repr
Frozen (immutable) dataclasses
Comparison with manually written classes
Dataclass inheritance

Prerequisites

Module 052: Class Methods, Static Methods, Properties

Next Module

Module 054: Enums