else:
            self.response_field = None  # type: ignore
            self.secure_cloned_response_field = None
        self.dependencies = list(dependencies or [])
        self.description = description or inspect.cleandoc(self.endpoint.__doc__ or "")
        # if a "form feed" character (page break) is found in the description text,
        # truncate description text to the content preceding the first "form feed"