def rename_kw(old_name, old_value, new_name, new_value,
              version_deprecated, version_removed):
    '''Handle renamed arguments.

    Parameters
    ----------
    old_name : str
    old_value
        The name and value of the old argument

    new_name : str
    new_value
        The name and value of the new argument

    version_deprecated : str
        The version at which the old name became deprecated

    version_removed : str
        The version at which the old name will be removed

    Returns
    -------
    value
        - `new_value` if `old_value` of type `Deprecated`
        - `old_value` otherwise

    Warnings
    --------
    if `old_value` is not of type `Deprecated`

    '''
    if isinstance(old_value, Deprecated):
        return new_value
    else:
        stack = inspect.stack()
        dep_func = stack[1]
        caller = stack[2]

        warnings.warn_explicit("{:s}() keyword argument '{:s}' has been "
                               "renamed to '{:s}' in version {:}."
                               "\n\tThis alias will be removed in version "
                               "{:}.".format(dep_func[3],
                                             old_name, new_name,
                                             version_deprecated,
                                             version_removed),
                               category=DeprecationWarning,
                               filename=caller[1],
                               lineno=caller[2])

        return old_value
Handle renamed arguments.

    Parameters
    ----------
    old_name : str
    old_value
        The name and value of the old argument

    new_name : str
    new_value
        The name and value of the new argument

    version_deprecated : str
        The version at which the old name became deprecated

    version_removed : str
        The version at which the old name will be removed

    Returns
    -------
    value
        - `new_value` if `old_value` of type `Deprecated`
        - `old_value` otherwise

    Warnings
    --------
    if `old_value` is not of type `Deprecated`