Make the Python json encoder support Python's new dataclasses

Question

Starting with Python 3.7, there is something called a dataclass:

from dataclasses import dataclass

@dataclass
class Foo:
    x: str

However, t

Answer 1

A much simpler answer can be found on Reddit using dictionary unpacking

>>> from dataclasses import dataclass
>>> @dataclass
... class MyData:
...   prop1: int
...   prop2: str
...   prop3: int
...
>>> d = {'prop1': 5, 'prop2': 'hi', 'prop3': 100}
>>> my_data = MyData(**d)
>>> my_data
MyData(prop1=5, prop2='hi', prop3=100)