def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
        """Whether or not the two Specifier-like objects are equal.

        :param other: The other object to check against.

        The value of :attr:`prereleases` is ignored.

        >>> Specifier("==1.2.3") == Specifier("== 1.2.3.0")
        True
        >>> (Specifier("==1.2.3", prereleases=False) ==
        ...  Specifier("==1.2.3", prereleases=True))
        True
        >>> Specifier("==1.2.3") == "==1.2.3"
        True
        >>> Specifier("==1.2.3") == Specifier("==1.2.4")
        False
        >>> Specifier("==1.2.3") == Specifier("~=1.2.3")
        False
        """
        if isinstance(other, str):
            try:
                other = self.__class__(str(other))
            except InvalidSpecifier:
                return NotImplemented
        elif not isinstance(other, self.__class__):
            return NotImplemented

        return self._canonical_spec == other._canonical_spec
Whether or not the two Specifier-like objects are equal.

        :param other: The other object to check against.

        The value of :attr:`prereleases` is ignored.

        >>> Specifier("==1.2.3") == Specifier("== 1.2.3.0")
        True
        >>> (Specifier("==1.2.3", prereleases=False) ==
        ...  Specifier("==1.2.3", prereleases=True))
        True
        >>> Specifier("==1.2.3") == "==1.2.3"
        True
        >>> Specifier("==1.2.3") == Specifier("==1.2.4")
        False
        >>> Specifier("==1.2.3") == Specifier("~=1.2.3")
        False
        
product/gradle-plugin/src/main/python/setuptools/_vendor/packaging/specifiers.py