diff --git a/doc/developers/contributing.rst b/doc/developers/contributing.rst index a0393d624ec48..7bffb4a54ee05 100644 --- a/doc/developers/contributing.rst +++ b/doc/developers/contributing.rst @@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ the correct interface more easily. .. topic:: ``BaseEstimator`` and mixins: - We tend to use use "duck typing", so building an estimator which follows + We tend to use "duck typing", so building an estimator which follows the API suffices for compatibility, without needing to inherit from or even import any scikit-learn classes.