[Python] In DRF, How to inject full `ErrorDetail` in the response, using a custom exception...

I'm using a pretty complex custom handler in DRF. For example, for a given response, response.data could look like to:

{'global_error': None, 'non_field_errors': [], 'field_errors': {'important_field': [ErrorDetail(string='Ce champ est obligatoire.', code='required')]}}


However, when getting the actual response from the API, the ErrorDetail will be transformed in a simple string, losing the code information.

Is there a simple way to ensure ErrorDetail is always written in a response as {"message": "...", "code": "..."} without transforming the response manually in the custom handler?

I know there exists the DRF get_full_details() method that returns exactly this on an exception. But I'm the response level.

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