def __pred_for_csc(self, csc, num_iteration, predict_type):
        """Predict for a CSC data."""
        nrow = csc.shape[0]
        if nrow > MAX_INT32:
            return self.__pred_for_csr(csc.tocsr(), num_iteration, predict_type)
        n_preds = self.__get_num_preds(num_iteration, nrow, predict_type)
        preds = np.zeros(n_preds, dtype=np.float64)
        out_num_preds = ctypes.c_int64(0)

        ptr_indptr, type_ptr_indptr, __ = c_int_array(csc.indptr)
        ptr_data, type_ptr_data, _ = c_float_array(csc.data)

        assert csc.shape[0] <= MAX_INT32
        csc.indices = csc.indices.astype(np.int32, copy=False)

        _safe_call(_LIB.LGBM_BoosterPredictForCSC(
            self.handle,
            ptr_indptr,
            ctypes.c_int32(type_ptr_indptr),
            csc.indices.ctypes.data_as(ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_int32)),
            ptr_data,
            ctypes.c_int(type_ptr_data),
            ctypes.c_int64(len(csc.indptr)),
            ctypes.c_int64(len(csc.data)),
            ctypes.c_int64(csc.shape[0]),
            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, nrow
Predict for a CSC data.