[Python-ideas] Re: dataclass field argument to allow converting value on init

On 2022-06-23 17:35:59, Steve Jorgensen wrote:

What if, instead, the `init` parameter could accept either a boolean (as it does now) or a type? When given a type, that would mean that to created the property and accept the argument but pass the argument ti `__post_init__` rather than using it to initialize the property directly. The type passed to `init` would become the type hint for the argument.

What if you wanted to create a boolean type from a function?