The Python package custom_inherit provides convenient, light-weight tools for inheriting docstrings in customizeable ways. Features: * Metaclass that instructs children to inherit docstrings for their attributes from their parents, using custom docstring inheritance styles. * Decorator that merges a string/docstring with the docstring of the decorated object using custom styles. * Built-in docstring merging styles for popular docstring specifications: * NumPy docstring specification * Napoleon docstring specifications (for both Google and NumPy styles) * Merging based on reST sections * Simple inheritance from a parent, if the docstring is not overwritten * Simple interface for using your own docstring inheritance style.