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+## Description
+
+<!-- Please describe your pull request here. -->
+
+## Pull request checklist
+
+- \[ \] add tests
+- \[ \] add docstrings
+- \[ \] if a module is new: add API reference file for Sphinx in `docs/source/api-reference`
+- \[ \] check API doc of Sphinx - build and show with `make sphinx && make open-sphinx`
+- \[ \] fix checks - locale checks with `make check` - fix formatting with `make format`
+- \[ \] check and improve Python type info
+- \[ \] double check if return types are specified - inclusing `-> None`
+- \[ \] check TODO comments in code
+- \[ \] check FIXME comments in code
+- \[ \] check if the copyright header needs an update
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 [![Build & Deploy Doc](https://github.com/telekom/mltb2/actions/workflows/build_deploy_doc.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/telekom/mltb2/actions/workflows/build_deploy_doc.yml)
 [![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/telekom/mltb2)](https://github.com/telekom/mltb2/issues)
 
-📦 A box of machine learning tools. 📦
+📦 A box of machine learning tools... 📦
 
 - [Documentation Page](https://telekom.github.io/mltb2/)
 - [How to contribute](https://github.com/telekom/mltb2/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)