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-`sktime-dl` is currently being ported to mini-packages within `sktime`, and no longer maintained.
+``sktime-dl`` is currently being ported to mini-packages within ``sktime``, and no longer maintained.
 
-Most estimators formerly in `sktime-dl` are now available in the `sktime.classification.deep_learning` and `sktime.regression.deep_learning` modules, and maintained there.
+Most estimators formerly in ``sktime-dl`` are now available in the ``sktime.classification.deep_learning`` and ``sktime.regression.deep_learning`` modules, and maintained there.
 
 Contributions are appreciated to port the rest!
 
-To contribute, follow instructions in the [umbrella planning issue](https://github.com/sktime/sktime/issues/3351) on the `sktime` repo.
+To contribute, follow instructions in the [umbrella planning issue](https://github.com/sktime/sktime/issues/3351) on the ``sktime`` repo.