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* fixed Python-API references

* moved Features section to ReadTheDocs

* fixed index of ReadTheDocs

* moved Experiments section to ReadTheDocs

* fixed capital letter

* fixed citing

* moved Parallel Learning section to ReadTheDocs

* fixed markdown

* fixed Python-API

* fixed link to Quick-Start

* fixed gpu docker README

* moved Installation Guide from wiki to ReadTheDocs

* removed references to wiki

* fixed capital letters in headings

* hotfixes

* fixed non-Unicode symbols and reference to Python API

* fixed citing references

* fixed links in .md files

* fixed links in .rst files

* store images locally in the repo

* fixed missed word

* fixed indent in Experiments.rst

* fixed 'Duplicate implicit target name' message which is successfully
resolved by adding anchors

* less verbose

* prevented maito: ref creation

* fixed indents

* fixed 404

* fixed 403

* fixed 301

* fixed fake anchors

* fixed file extentions

* fixed Sphinx warnings

* added StrikerRUS profile link to FAQ

* added henry0312 profile link to FAQ

* added doc test

* fixed 404

* prevented maito: ref creation

* added rst structure test

* fixed unknown directives

* added code for the future check for html syntax

* replaced problem link

* add python examples to test [test should fail]

* fix example && move some to advanced_example

* fix last line

* refine test python version

* disabled logs from compilers; fixed #874

* fixed safe clear_fplder

* added windows folder to manifest.in

* added windows folder to build

* added library path

* added compilation with MSBuild from .sln-file

* fixed unknown PlatformToolset returns exitcode 0

* hotfix

* updated Readme

* removed return

* added installation with mingw test to appveyor

* let's test appveyor with both VS 2015 and VS 2017; but MinGW isn't installed on VS 2017 image

* fixed built-in name 'file'

* simplified appveyor

* removed excess data_files

* fixed unreadable paths

* separated exceptions for cmake and mingw

* refactored silent_call

* don't create artifacts with VS 2015 and mingw

* be more precise with python versioning in Travis

* removed unnecessary if statement

* added classifiers for PyPI and python versions badge

* changed python version in travis

* added support of scikit-learn 0.18.x

* added more python versions to Travis

* added more python versions to Appveyor

* reduced number of tests in Travis

* Travis trick is not needed anymore

* attempt to fix according to https://github.com/Microsoft/LightGBM/pull/880#discussion_r137438856

* improved sklearn interface; added sklearns' tests

* moved best_score into the if statement

* improved docstrings; simplified LGBMCheckConsistentLength

* fixed typo

* pylint

* updated example

* fixed Ranker interface

* added missed boosting_type

* fixed more comfortable autocomplete without unused objects

* removed check for None of eval_at

* fixed according to review

* fixed typo

* added description of fit return type

* dictionary->dict for short

* markdown cleanup

* Remove CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER and CMAKE_C_COMPILER for OSX

* update .travis/test.sh

* update again

* setup.py custom install & sdist

* global data_files

* fix install rule

* fix pylint

* clean codes

* use distutils.command

* overwrite install_lib

* add copy_files; fix pylint

* install openmpi only TASK=mpi

* add TASK=sdist & bdist

* setuptools.command instead of distutils

* add METHOD=pip for gpu test

* use openmpi to install gcc

* set OpenCL_INCLUDE_DIR & BOOST_ROOT

* update doc

* export BOOST_ROOT

* update doc

* update doc

* update doc

* support travis osx

* add task=pip

* add osx task=pip

* fix gpu build

* add if-else task

* fix if-else task

* add dummy gpu solver code

* initial GPU code

* fix crash bug

* first working version

* use asynchronous copy

* use a better kernel for root

* parallel read histogram

* sparse features now works, but no acceleration, compute on CPU

* compute sparse feature on CPU simultaneously

* fix big bug; add gpu selection; add kernel selection

* better debugging

* clean up

* add feature scatter

* Add sparse_threshold control

* fix a bug in feature scatter

* clean up debug

* temporarily add OpenCL kernels for k=64,256

* fix up CMakeList and definition USE_GPU

* add OpenCL kernels as string literals

* Add boost.compute as a submodule

* add boost dependency into CMakeList

* fix opencl pragma

* use pinned memory for histogram

* use pinned buffer for gradients and hessians

* better debugging message

* add double precision support on GPU

* fix boost version in CMakeList

* Add a README

* reconstruct GPU initialization code for ResetTrainingData

* move data to GPU in parallel

* fix a bug during feature copy

* update gpu kernels

* update gpu code

* initial port to LightGBM v2

* speedup GPU data loading process

* Add 4-bit bin support to GPU

* re-add sparse_threshold parameter

* remove kMaxNumWorkgroups and allows an unlimited number of features

* add feature mask support for skipping unused features

* enable kernel cache

* use GPU kernels withoug feature masks when all features are used

* REAdme.

* REAdme.

* update README

* fix typos (#349)

* change compile to gcc on Apple as default

* clean vscode related file

* refine api of constructing from sampling data.

* fix bug in the last commit.

* more efficient algorithm to sample k from n.

* fix bug in filter bin

* change to boost from average output.

* fix tests.

* only stop training when all classes are finshed in multi-class.

* limit the max tree output. change hessian in multi-class objective.

* robust tree model loading.

* fix test.

* convert the probabilities to raw score in boost_from_average of classification.

* fix the average label for binary classification.

* Add boost_from_average to docs (#354)

* don't use "ConvertToRawScore" for self-defined objective function.

* boost_from_average seems doesn't work well in binary classification. remove it.

* For a better jump link (#355)

* Update Python-API.md

* for a better jump in page

A space is needed between `#` and the headers content according to Github's markdown format [guideline](https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/)

After adding the spaces, we can jump to the exact position in page by click the link.

* fixed something mentioned by @wxchan

* Update Python-API.md

* add FitByExistingTree.

* adapt GPU tree learner for FitByExistingTree

* avoid NaN output.

* update boost.compute

* fix typos (#361)

* fix broken links (#359)

* update README

* disable GPU acceleration by default

* fix image url

* cleanup debug macro

* remove old README

* do not save sparse_threshold_ in FeatureGroup

* add details for new GPU settings

* ignore submodule when doing pep8 check

* allocate workspace for at least one thread during builing Feature4

* move sparse_threshold to class Dataset

* remove duplicated code in GPUTreeLearner::Split

* Remove duplicated code in FindBestThresholds and BeforeFindBestSplit

* do not rebuild ordered gradients and hessians for sparse features

* support feature groups in GPUTreeLearner

* Initial parallel learners with GPU support

* add option device, cleanup code

* clean up FindBestThresholds; add some omp parallel

* constant hessian optimization for GPU

* Fix GPUTreeLearner crash when there is zero feature

* use np.testing.assert_almost_equal() to compare lists of floats in tests

* travis for GPU