A new parameter `custom_metric` is added to `train` and `cv` to distinguish the behaviour from the old `feval`. And `feval` is deprecated. The new `custom_metric` receives transformed prediction when the built-in objective is used. This enables XGBoost to use cost functions from other libraries like scikit-learn directly without going through the definition of the link function.
`eval_metric` and `early_stopping_rounds` in sklearn interface are moved from `fit` to `__init__` and is now saved as part of the scikit-learn model. The old ones in `fit` function are now deprecated. The new `eval_metric` in `__init__` has the same new behaviour as `custom_metric`.
Added more detailed documents for the behaviour of custom objective and metric.
* Support more input types for categorical data.
* Shorten the type name from "categorical" to "c".
* Tests for np/cp array and scipy csr/csc/coo.
* Specify the type for feature info.
* Disallow importing non-dask estimators from xgboost.dask
This is mostly a style change, but also avoids a user error (that I have
committed on a few occasions). Since `XGBRegressor` and `XGBClassifier`
are imported as parent classes for the `dask` estimators, without
defining an `__all__`, autocomplete (or muscle) memory will produce the
following with little prompting:
```
from xgboost.dask import XGBClassifier
```
There's nothing inherently wrong with that, but given that
`XGBClassifier` is not `dask` enabled, it can lead to confusing behavior
until you figure out you should've typed
```
from xgboost.dask import DaskXGBClassifier
```
Another option is to alias import the existing non-dask estimators.
* Remove base/iter class, add train predict funcs
The role of ProxyDMatrix is going beyond what it was designed. Now it's used by both
QuantileDeviceDMatrix and inplace prediction. After the refactoring of sparse DMatrix it
will also be used for external memory. Renaming the C API to extract it from
QuantileDeviceDMatrix.
* Add feature score support for linear model.
* Port R interface to the new implementation.
* Add linear model support in Python.
Co-authored-by: Philip Hyunsu Cho <chohyu01@cs.washington.edu>
* Support categorical data for dask functional interface and DQM.
* Implement categorical data support for GPU GK-merge.
* Add support for dask functional interface.
* Add support for DQM.
* Get newer cupy.
