def _split_ep(s):
        # type: (pkg_resources.EntryPoint) -> Tuple[str, str]
        """get the string representation of EntryPoint,
        remove space and split on '='
        """
        split_parts = str(s).replace(" ", "").split("=")
        return split_parts[0], split_parts[1]
get the string representation of EntryPoint,
        remove space and split on '='
        
product/gradle-plugin/src/main/python/pip/_internal/operations/install/wheel.py