[Python] How to set class attribute with await in __init__

How can I define a class with await in the constructor or class body?

For example what I want:

import asyncio

# some code


class Foo(object):

async def __init__(self, settings):
self.settings = settings
self.pool = await create_pool(dsn)

foo = Foo(settings)
# it raises:
# TypeError: __init__() should return None, not 'coroutine'


or example with class body attribute:

class Foo(object):

self.pool = await create_pool(dsn) # Sure it raises syntax Error

def __init__(self, settings):
self.settings = settings

foo = Foo(settings)


My solution (But I would like to see a more elegant way)

class Foo(object):

def __init__(self, settings):
self.settings = settings

async def init(self):
self.pool = await create_pool(dsn)

foo = Foo(settings)
await foo.init()

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