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diff --git a/numpy/typing/_array_like.py b/numpy/typing/_array_like.py
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+import sys
+from typing import Any, overload, Sequence, Tuple, Union
+
+from numpy import ndarray
+from ._dtype_like import DtypeLike
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+    from typing import Protocol
+    HAVE_PROTOCOL = True
+else:
+    try:
+        from typing_extensions import Protocol
+    except ImportError:
+        HAVE_PROTOCOL = False
+    else:
+        HAVE_PROTOCOL = True
+
+if HAVE_PROTOCOL:
+    class _SupportsArray(Protocol):
+        @overload
+        def __array__(self, __dtype: DtypeLike = ...) -> ndarray: ...
+        @overload
+        def __array__(self, dtype: DtypeLike = ...) -> ndarray: ...
+else:
+    _SupportsArray = Any
+
+ArrayLike = Union[bool, int, float, complex, _SupportsArray, Sequence]