def make_tohu_items_class(clsname, attr_names):
    """
    Parameters
    ----------
    clsname: string
        Name of the class to be created

    attr_names: list of strings
        Names of the attributes of the class to be created
    """

    item_cls = attr.make_class(clsname, {name: attr.ib() for name in attr_names}, repr=False, cmp=True, frozen=True)

    def new_repr(self):
        all_fields = ', '.join([f'{name}={repr(value)}' for name, value in attr.asdict(self).items()])
        return f'{clsname}({all_fields})'

    orig_eq = item_cls.__eq__

    def new_eq(self, other):
        """
        Custom __eq__() method which also allows comparisons with
        tuples and dictionaries. This is mostly for convenience
        during testing.
        """

        if isinstance(other, self.__class__):
            return orig_eq(self, other)
        else:
            if isinstance(other, tuple):
                return attr.astuple(self) == other
            elif isinstance(other, dict):
                return attr.asdict(self) == other
            else:
                return NotImplemented

    item_cls.__repr__ = new_repr
    item_cls.__eq__ = new_eq
    item_cls.keys = lambda self: attr_names
    item_cls.__getitem__ = lambda self, key: getattr(self, key)
    item_cls.as_dict = lambda self: attr.asdict(self)
    item_cls.to_series = lambda self: pd.Series(attr.asdict(self))

    return item_cls