[Python] How to pass an argument to a 'dependencies' function in FastAPI?

Is there a way to pass an argument to a function defined within the dependencies argument of, for instance, app.get? If there isn't, what other options exist ?

I can do the following to test a request, including examining the bearer token, before it reaches the endpoint handler:

async def verify_token(Authorization: Annotated[str, Header()]):
# decode token and do processing based on it

@app.get("/read_items/", dependencies=[Depends(verify_token)])
async def read_items():
return [{"item": "Foo"}, {"item": "Bar"}]


but what I really want to do is provide an argument to verify_token, like this:

@app.get("/read_items/", dependencies=[Depends(verify_token("red")])
async def read_items():
return [{"item": "Foo"}, {"item": "Bar"}]


in this scenario verify_token would accept a string as an argument and the value of that string would be easily seen by anyone inspecting the code.

Of course this type of outcome could be produced by using a decorator:

@verify_token_decorator("red")
@app.get("/read_items/")
async def read_items():
return [{"item": "Foo"}, {"item": "Bar"}]


but decorators cannot inspect the contents of Request headers and so such a decorator would not be able to inspect the token.

Is there a way to do the functional equivalent of passing a value into a function within the dependencies argument of an end point?

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