CLN: remove duplicate validation of X in Encoders transform (#13347)

jorisvandenbossche · web-flow · commit afd432137fd8 · 2019-03-02T09:45:49.000+01:00
diff --git a/sklearn/preprocessing/_encoders.py b/sklearn/preprocessing/_encoders.py
@@ -675,16 +675,11 @@ def _legacy_transform(self, X):
 
     def _transform_new(self, X):
         """New implementation assuming categorical input"""
-        X_temp = check_array(X, dtype=None)
-        if not hasattr(X, 'dtype') and np.issubdtype(X_temp.dtype, np.str_):
-            X = check_array(X, dtype=np.object)
-        else:
-            X = X_temp
-
-        n_samples, n_features = X.shape
-
+        # validation of X happens in _check_X called by _transform
         X_int, X_mask = self._transform(X, handle_unknown=self.handle_unknown)
 
+        n_samples, n_features = X_int.shape
+
         if self.drop is not None:
             to_drop = self.drop_idx_.reshape(1, -1)
 
