[python-package] [gpu] GPU install on Windows fails about lightgbm HOT 2 CLOSED

Thanks for using LightGBM.

What happens when you install the package as documented in https://github.com/microsoft/LightGBM/blob/master/python-package/README.rst?

sh build-python.sh install --gpu

Also note... building from source like this is only necessary if you want to use a non-released version of LightGBM or customize the build. If using the latest release is sufficient for you, just run the following:

pip install 'lightgbm>=4.4.0'

That package on PyPI already has GPU supported compiled in for Windows. So you'll be able to immediately use the OpenCL-based GPU code with that package (by passing "device": "gpu" in params).

By installing the latest version of Anaconda (which includes LightGBM 4.4.0), I was able to use the GPU. LightGBM is my primary tool for modeling, and I had always been using the 3.x CPU version, thinking that the GPU version needed to be compiled. Thank you very much; this will greatly increase my work efficiency. Thanks again!

from lightgbm.

Thanks for using LightGBM.

What happens when you install the package as documented in https://github.com/microsoft/LightGBM/blob/master/python-package/README.rst?

sh build-python.sh install --gpu

Also note... building from source like this is only necessary if you want to use a non-released version of LightGBM or customize the build. If using the latest release is sufficient for you, just run the following:

pip install 'lightgbm>=4.4.0'

That package on PyPI already has GPU supported compiled in for Windows. So you'll be able to immediately use the OpenCL-based GPU code with that package (by passing "device": "gpu" in params).

from lightgbm.