Box appears to date back to 2017 or so. Dataclasses came with Python 3.7 in 2018. So it probably scratched an itch for someone, and has continued to be useful w

Box appears to date back to 2017 or so. Dataclasses came with Python 3.7 in 2018. So it probably scratched an itch for someone, and has continued to be useful with the extended capabilities.