Replace named tuples with data classes #2053
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Data classes are superior in every aspect except one, data classes cannot be unpacked:
But this is rarely used to for anything that could not be replaced with a data class:
As
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exists only to be passed to another call, without any computation, a data class without unpacking does not look like a downgrade:Data classes are often faster, can be made immutable, and are aligned with the rest of tmt code base where named tuples are exception, while data classes are very common.