DOC clarify that Lasso.path() defaults to Elastic Net path #33049
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Reference Issues/PRs
Fixes #17181
What does this implement/fix?
This PR clarifies the documentation for
Lasso.path()to address theconfusion around the default
l1_ratio=0.5parameter.Problem
The
Lasso.path()method is inherited fromElasticNetand defaults tol1_ratio=0.5. This is inconsistent with theLassoestimator itself,which optimizes with an implicit
l1_ratio=1.0(pure L1 penalty).Changes
.. note::in theLassoclass docstring explaining thatpath()is inherited fromElasticNetwithl1_ratio=0.5defaultlasso_pathdescription in "See Also" to recommend it forcomputing true Lasso paths