async def post(self,request_configuration: Optional[RequestConfiguration[QueryParameters]] = None) -> Optional[EducationAssignment]:
        """
        Publish an education assignment. Change the status of an educationAssignment from its original draft status to the published status.  You can change the status from draft to scheduled if the assignment is scheduled for a future date.  Only a teacher in the class can make this call. When an assignment is in draft status, students will not see the assignment, nor will there be any submission objects. Calling this API creates educationSubmission objects and displays the assignment in each student's list. The status of the assignment goes back to draft if there is any backend failure during publish process. To update the properties of a published assignment, see update an assignment.
        param request_configuration: Configuration for the request such as headers, query parameters, and middleware options.
        Returns: Optional[EducationAssignment]
        Find more info here: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/educationassignment-publish?view=graph-rest-1.0
        """
        request_info = self.to_post_request_information(
            request_configuration
        )
        from .......models.o_data_errors.o_data_error import ODataError

        error_mapping: dict[str, type[ParsableFactory]] = {
            "XXX": ODataError,
        }
        if not self.request_adapter:
            raise Exception("Http core is null") 
        from .......models.education_assignment import EducationAssignment

        return await self.request_adapter.send_async(request_info, EducationAssignment, error_mapping)

        Publish an education assignment. Change the status of an educationAssignment from its original draft status to the published status.  You can change the status from draft to scheduled if the assignment is scheduled for a future date.  Only a teacher in the class can make this call. When an assignment is in draft status, students will not see the assignment, nor will there be any submission objects. Calling this API creates educationSubmission objects and displays the assignment in each student's list. The status of the assignment goes back to draft if there is any backend failure during publish process. To update the properties of a published assignment, see update an assignment.
        param request_configuration: Configuration for the request such as headers, query parameters, and middleware options.
        Returns: Optional[EducationAssignment]
        Find more info here: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/educationassignment-publish?view=graph-rest-1.0
        
msgraph/generated/education/users/item/assignments/item/publish/publish_request_builder.py