diff --git a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/table_dataset.py b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/table_dataset.py
index def1c2482..63a46edae 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/table_dataset.py
+++ b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/table_dataset.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0913
     @property
     def connection(self) -> BaseBackend:
         def hashable(value):
+            """Return a hashable key for a potentially-nested object."""
             if isinstance(value, dict):
                 return tuple((k, hashable(v)) for k, v in sorted(value.items()))
             if isinstance(value, list):