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+++ b/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/models/candidate.py	Mon Jul 27 03:47:31 2020 -0400
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+from pip._vendor.packaging.version import parse as parse_version
+
+from pip._internal.utils.models import KeyBasedCompareMixin
+from pip._internal.utils.typing import MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING
+
+if MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING:
+    from pip._vendor.packaging.version import _BaseVersion
+    from pip._internal.models.link import Link
+
+
+class InstallationCandidate(KeyBasedCompareMixin):
+    """Represents a potential "candidate" for installation.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name, version, link):
+        # type: (str, str, Link) -> None
+        self.name = name
+        self.version = parse_version(version)  # type: _BaseVersion
+        self.link = link
+
+        super(InstallationCandidate, self).__init__(
+            key=(self.name, self.version, self.link),
+            defining_class=InstallationCandidate
+        )
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        # type: () -> str
+        return "<InstallationCandidate({!r}, {!r}, {!r})>".format(
+            self.name, self.version, self.link,
+        )
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        # type: () -> str
+        return '{!r} candidate (version {} at {})'.format(
+            self.name, self.version, self.link,
+        )