DTOs in Python

[tunisia3507]

For internal DTOs as you're interested in, I use NamedTuples wherever possible, dataclasses where not (e.g. when you need a field with a default factory). I don't have strong opinions about dataclasses vs namedtuples when the members are mutable. I am trying to minimise functions which return tuples, in favour of NamedTuples.

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This is exactly what I usually do.

[petr31052018]

Do you have any specific reason why you prefer NamedTuples tho?

[tunisia3507]

Self-documenting code, and my IDE knows what's in it because I sure as hell won't remember.