Method __init__

lib/sqlalchemy/sql/functions.py:1636–1661

(
        self, *args: _ColumnExpressionOrLiteralArgument[Any], **kwargs: Any
    )

            cls._register = True

    def __init__(
        self, *args: _ColumnExpressionOrLiteralArgument[Any], **kwargs: Any
    ) -> None:
        parsed_args = kwargs.pop("_parsed_args", None)
        if parsed_args is None:
            parsed_args = [
                coercions.expect(
                    roles.ExpressionElementRole,
                    c,
                    name=self.name,
                    apply_propagate_attrs=self,
                )
                for c in args
            ]
        self._has_args = self._has_args or bool(parsed_args)
        self.packagenames = ()

        self.clause_expr = Grouping(
            ClauseList(
                operator=operators.comma_op, group_contents=True, *parsed_args
            )
        )

        self.type = type_api.to_instance(  # type: ignore
            kwargs.pop("type_", None) or getattr(self, "type", None)
        )


register_function("cast", Cast)  # type: ignore