Predict for a 2-D numpy matrix.

def __pred_for_np2d(self, mat, num_iteration, predict_type):
        """Predict for a 2-D numpy matrix."""
        if len(mat.shape) != 2:
            raise ValueError('Input numpy.ndarray or list must be 2 dimensional')

        def inner_predict(mat, num_iteration, predict_type, preds=None):
            if mat.dtype == np.float32 or mat.dtype == np.float64:
                data = np.array(mat.reshape(mat.size), dtype=mat.dtype, copy=False)
            else:
                """change non-float data to float data, need to copy"""
                data = np.array(mat.reshape(mat.size), dtype=np.float32)
            ptr_data, type_ptr_data, _ = c_float_array(data)
            n_preds = self.__get_num_preds(num_iteration, mat.shape[0], predict_type)
            if preds is None:
                preds = np.zeros(n_preds, dtype=np.float64)
            elif len(preds.shape) != 1 or len(preds) != n_preds:
                raise ValueError("Wrong length of pre-allocated predict array")
            out_num_preds = ctypes.c_int64(0)
            _safe_call(_LIB.LGBM_BoosterPredictForMat(
                self.handle,
                ptr_data,
                ctypes.c_int(type_ptr_data),
                ctypes.c_int(mat.shape[0]),
                ctypes.c_int(mat.shape[1]),
                ctypes.c_int(C_API_IS_ROW_MAJOR),
                ctypes.c_int(predict_type),
                ctypes.c_int(num_iteration),
                c_str(self.pred_parameter),
                ctypes.byref(out_num_preds),
                preds.ctypes.data_as(ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_double))))
            if n_preds != out_num_preds.value:
                raise ValueError("Wrong length for predict results")
            return preds, mat.shape[0]

        nrow = mat.shape[0]
        if nrow > MAX_INT32:
            sections = np.arange(start=MAX_INT32, stop=nrow, step=MAX_INT32)
            # __get_num_preds() cannot work with nrow > MAX_INT32, so calculate overall number of predictions piecemeal
            n_preds = [self.__get_num_preds(num_iteration, i, predict_type) for i in np.diff([0] + list(sections) + [nrow])]
            n_preds_sections = np.array([0] + n_preds, dtype=np.intp).cumsum()
            preds = np.zeros(sum(n_preds), dtype=np.float64)
            for chunk, (start_idx_pred, end_idx_pred) in zip_(np.array_split(mat, sections),
                                                              zip_(n_preds_sections, n_preds_sections[1:])):
                # avoid memory consumption by arrays concatenation operations
                inner_predict(chunk, num_iteration, predict_type, preds[start_idx_pred:end_idx_pred])
            return preds, nrow
        else:
            return inner_predict(mat, num_iteration, predict_type)