1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/typing/_shape.py b/numpy/typing/_shape.py
index 4629046ea..b720c3ffc 100644
--- a/numpy/typing/_shape.py
+++ b/numpy/typing/_shape.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+import sys
 from typing import Sequence, Tuple, Union
 
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+    from typing import SupportsIndex
+else:
+    try:
+        from typing_extensions import SupportsIndex
+    except ImportError:
+        SupportsIndex = NotImplemented
+
 _Shape = Tuple[int, ...]
 
 # Anything that can be coerced to a shape tuple
-_ShapeLike = Union[int, Sequence[int]]
+_ShapeLike = Union[SupportsIndex, Sequence[SupportsIndex]]