@dataclass is a decorator which is part of the Python dataclasses module. When the @dataclass decorator is used, it automatically generates special methods such as:
_ _ init _ _.: Constructor to initialize fields_ _ repr _ _: String representation of the object_ _ eq _ _: Equality comparison between objects_ _ hash_ _: Enables use as dictionary keys (if values are hashable)
Along with the methods listed above, the @dataclass decorator has two important attributes.