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* added test for pandas label of Dataset

* fix when label type is pandas DataFrame; document possible pandas Series type

* fix ndcg group

* fix ndcg

* pass params to _InnerPredictor in train and cv

* fixed verbosity param description

* treat silent param as Fatal log level

* create Dataset in refit method silently

* do not overwrite verbose param by silent argument

* Update README.md

* Update README.rst

* Update Installation-Guide.rst

* Update Installation-Guide.rst

* use kwargs in tree plotting functions

* relaxed version

* added possibility to predict numpy array with nrow > max_int32

* save memory more efficient

* better variable name

* added possibility to predict scipy.sparse.csr matrix with nrow > max_int32

* added possibility to predict scipy.sparse.csc matrix with nrow > max_int32

* reworked numpy array case

* bring consistency and clearness into early_stopping_rounds desc, metric desc and implementation

* hotfix

* hotfix

* used NDCG as default metric for lambdarank task

* fixed missed methods at ReadTheDocs and changed default eval_metric

* leaved only unique metrics

* fixed comment

* added NumberOfTotalModel and NumModelPerIteration to C_API and python-package

* fixed tests

* added tests for current_iteration, num_trees, num_model_per_iteration methods

* break huge line in test

* hotfix

* add support of refit-decay

* add refit into c_api

* add test

* update document

* Update basic.py

* Update test_engine.py

* Update basic.py

* Update test_engine.py

* fix comments

* update test

* fix the comments

* Update test_engine.py

* add start_iteration in model saving

* fix test

* shuffle models ability

* fix bug

* update document

* refine

* Update engine.py

* Update basic.py

* fix comments

* fix comment

* added python 3.7 to the list of supporting versions

* reorganized python versions at Travis

* addressed review comments

* refined num_iteration argument in python

* hotfix

* added clang test

* hotfix

* downgrade required AppleCLang version

* fixed CMakeLists

* prevent case when CMake is downgraded by libomp

* fixed Clang test

* moved MSVC version check to the better place

* compile with Clang at Travis on Linux

* clear .travis.yml

* fixed indents

* added support of MPI test at Travis with macOS

* added FAQ entry about OpenMP library error

* updated installation guide

* moved APPLE_OUTPUT_DYLIB to other options

* fix check-docs test: ignore old url from error message

* added example of symlink command in FAQ

* fixed markdown

* capitalized heading

* updated Python installation guide

* changed mode in message command

* added notes about MinGW efficiency problems

* updated R-package installation guide

* use quotes for gcc version

* removed excess 'Note' phrase

* broadcast info about negative values in categorical features to python package

* update link to categorical_feature parameter

* refined random_state description

* use neutral alias and fixed desc of eval_at param, since metric can be not only ndcg

* simplified checks

* consider verbose alias

* fixed declaring function every loop iteration

* added new aliases for params

* run helper/parameter_generator.py

* removed useless test

* fixed paths in python-package installation

* less cd commands at CI

* hotfix

* added copying missed file from windows directory

* not copy filters file

* refined paths in nuget creation script

* removed filters file from MANIFEST.in

* ignore vim temporary files

* add importance_type arg to sklearn API

* update documentation info

* remote a trailing space

* remove trailing space (again :))

* add instructions on importance choices to sklearn API

* drop mention of constructor in the feature type setting

* adding a test for different feture types

* remove trailing spaces, make shorter assert in feature importance type handling test

* fixing style issue introduced with the new test

* [python] dont format string values with precision

* indent

* use compat.string_type

* remove parentheses

* removed excess import

* added tests for plotting trees in Python

* refined module_INSTALLED mechanism

* added note about that create_tree_digraph is better than plot_tree

* fixed grammar

* fixed params description in graph plotting functions

* clarified types of attributes in their descriptions

* increased readability of graphs by adding spaces

* added precision parameter to plot tree functions

* added missed description of plot_example in python_guide folder and fixed consistency for packages naming

* more reliable OS detection

* fixed grammar

* made pylint happy

The document of `early_stopping_rounds` says it will check all of
eval_set. But, this is not true. It doesn't check the dataset
specified as the training data.

This change appends an extra phrase "except the training data" to all
of the sentences "If there's more than one, will check all of them" in
documents.

* added a note about g++ versions for macOS users

* hotfix excess dot in FAQ

* added notes about gcc version in installation guides