diff --git a/python/Cargo.toml b/python/Cargo.toml
index 66d5871d8e..4019323d4f 100644
--- a/python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/python/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ project-url = { Repo = "https://github.com/delta-io/delta-rs" }
 requires-dist = [
     "pyarrow>=4",
     'numpy<1.20.0;python_version<="3.6"',
+    'dataclasses;python_version<="3.6"',
     "pandas; extra =='pandas'",
     "mypy; extra == 'devel'",
     "isort; extra == 'devel'",
diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index 34c9c9976d..71d9c7ef02 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 VENV := venv
 
 
-.PHON: setup-venv
+.PHONY: setup-venv
 setup-venv: ## Setup the virtualenv
 	$(info --- Setup virtualenv ---)
 	python -m venv $(VENV)
diff --git a/python/deltalake/schema.py b/python/deltalake/schema.py
index 9260d88f03..9ac5123098 100644
--- a/python/deltalake/schema.py
+++ b/python/deltalake/schema.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import pyarrow
@@ -7,23 +8,17 @@
 # https://github.com/delta-io/delta-rs/issues/95
 
 
+@dataclass
 class DataType:
     """
     Base class of all Delta data types.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, type_class: str):
-        self.type = type_class
+    type: str
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"DataType({self.type})"
 
-    def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return self.__str__()
-
-    def __eq__(self, other: "DataType") -> bool:  # type: ignore
-        return self.type == other.type
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, json_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> "DataType":
         """
@@ -73,9 +68,15 @@ def from_dict(cls, json_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> "DataType":
         return DataType(type_class)
 
 
+@dataclass(init=False)
 class MapType(DataType):
     """Concrete class for map data types."""
 
+    key_type: DataType
+    value_type: DataType
+    value_contains_null: bool
+    type: str
+
     def __init__(
         self, key_type: "DataType", value_type: "DataType", value_contains_null: bool
     ):
@@ -84,93 +85,67 @@ def __init__(
         self.value_type = value_type
         self.value_contains_null = value_contains_null
 
-    def __eq__(self, other: "DataType") -> bool:  # type: ignore
-        return (
-            isinstance(other, MapType)
-            and self.key_type == other.key_type
-            and self.value_type == other.value_type
-            and self.value_contains_null == other.value_contains_null
-        )
-
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"DataType(map<{self.key_type}, {self.value_type}, {self.value_contains_null}>)"
 
 
+@dataclass(init=False)
 class ArrayType(DataType):
     """Concrete class for array data types."""
 
+    element_type: DataType
+    contains_null: bool
+    type: str
+
     def __init__(self, element_type: DataType, contains_null: bool):
         super().__init__("array")
         self.element_type = element_type
         self.contains_null = contains_null
 
-    def __eq__(self, other: "DataType") -> bool:  # type: ignore
-        return (
-            isinstance(other, ArrayType)
-            and self.element_type == other.element_type
-            and self.contains_null == other.contains_null
-        )
-
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"DataType(array<{self.element_type}> {self.contains_null})"
 
 
+@dataclass(init=False)
 class StructType(DataType):
     """Concrete class for struct data types."""
 
+    fields: List["Field"]
+    type: str
+
     def __init__(self, fields: List["Field"]):
         super().__init__("struct")
         self.fields = fields
 
-    def __eq__(self, other: "DataType") -> bool:  # type: ignore
-        return isinstance(other, StructType) and self.fields == other.fields
-
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         field_strs = [str(f) for f in self.fields]
         return f"DataType(struct<{', '.join(field_strs)}>)"
 
 
+@dataclass
 class Field:
     """Create a DeltaTable Field instance."""
 
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        name: str,
-        type: DataType,
-        nullable: bool,
-        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
-    ):
-        self.type = type
-        self.name = name
-        self.nullable = nullable
-        self.metadata = metadata
+    name: str
+    type: DataType
+    nullable: bool
+    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"Field({self.name}: {self.type} nullable({self.nullable}) metadata({self.metadata}))"
 
-    def __eq__(self, other: "Field") -> bool:  # type: ignore
-        return (
-            self.type == other.type
-            and self.name == other.name
-            and self.nullable == other.nullable
-            and self.metadata == other.metadata
-        )
-
 
+@dataclass
 class Schema:
     """Create a DeltaTable Schema instance."""
 
-    def __init__(self, fields: List[Field], json_value: Dict[str, Any]):
-        self.fields = fields
-        self.json_value = json_value
+    fields: List[Field]
+    json_value: Dict[str, Any]
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         field_strs = [str(f) for f in self.fields]
         return f"Schema({', '.join(field_strs)})"
 
-    def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return self.__str__()
-
     def json(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return self.json_value
 
diff --git a/python/deltalake/table.py b/python/deltalake/table.py
index 53e387159a..1d64acf020 100644
--- a/python/deltalake/table.py
+++ b/python/deltalake/table.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, Tuple
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 from .schema import Schema, pyarrow_schema_from_json
 
 
+@dataclass(init=False)
 class Metadata:
     """Create a Metadata instance."""
 
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
         )
 
 
+@dataclass(init=False)
 class DeltaTable:
     """Create a DeltaTable instance."""