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[python-package] Add support for NumPy 2.0, test against nightly versions of dependencies (fixes #6454) (#6467)

[R-package] skip integer categorical feature check when building dataset subset (fixes #6412) (#6442)

[python-package] remove uses of deprecated NumPy random number generation APIs, require 'numpy>=1.17.0' (#6468)

* [ci]: Bump actions/checkout from 1 to 4 in the ci-dependencies group

Bumps the ci-dependencies group with 1 update: [actions/checkout](https://github.com/actions/checkout).


Updates `actions/checkout` from 1 to 4
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v1...v4

)

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updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: actions/checkout
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
  dependency-group: ci-dependencies
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* downgrade a few

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* [python-package] Allow to pass early stopping min delta in params

* Fix test

* Add separate test

* Fix

* Add to cpp config

* Adjust test

* Adjust test

* Debug

* Revert

* Apply suggestions from code review

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[ci] Skip Arrow tests on AppVeyor, use Intel macOS runners, upgrade to XCode 14.3 on macOS jobs, disable MacOS MPI jobs (#6425)

[python-package] allow use of early_stopping_round<=0 to turn off early stopping (fixes #6401) (#6406)