def deprecate_parameter(sampler, version_deprecation, param_deprecated, new_param=None):
    """Helper to deprecate a parameter by another one.

    Parameters
    ----------
    sampler : sampler object,
        The object which will be inspected.

    version_deprecation : str,
        The version from which the parameter will be deprecated. The format
        should be ``'x.y'``.

    param_deprecated : str,
        The parameter being deprecated.

    new_param : str,
        The parameter used instead of the deprecated parameter. By default, no
        parameter is expected.
    """
    x, y = version_deprecation.split(".")
    version_removed = x + "." + str(int(y) + 2)
    if new_param is None:
        if getattr(sampler, param_deprecated) is not None:
            warnings.warn(
                (
                    f"'{param_deprecated}' is deprecated from {version_deprecation} and"
                    f"  will be removed in {version_removed} for the estimator"
                    f" {sampler.__class__}."
                ),
                category=FutureWarning,
            )
    else:
        if getattr(sampler, param_deprecated) is not None:
            warnings.warn(
                (
                    f"'{param_deprecated}' is deprecated from {version_deprecation} and"
                    f" will be removed in {version_removed} for the estimator"
                    f" {sampler.__class__}. Use '{new_param}' instead."
                ),
                category=FutureWarning,
            )
            setattr(sampler, new_param, getattr(sampler, param_deprecated))
Helper to deprecate a parameter by another one.

    Parameters
    ----------
    sampler : sampler object,
        The object which will be inspected.

    version_deprecation : str,
        The version from which the parameter will be deprecated. The format
        should be ``'x.y'``.

    param_deprecated : str,
        The parameter being deprecated.

    new_param : str,
        The parameter used instead of the deprecated parameter. By default, no
        parameter is expected.
    
imblearn/utils/deprecation.py