Machinelearning: Not able to use LightGBM in .NET Framework 4.6.1

Created on 5 Jul 2018 · 9Comments · Source: dotnet/machinelearning

System information

OS version/distro:
Windows 10
.NET Version (eg., dotnet --info):
.NET Framework 4.6.1

Issue
What did you do?
I am using the 0.3.0 version NuGet package.
I tried to replicate the example at https://www.microsoft.com/net/learn/apps/machine-learning-and-ai/ml-dotnet/get-started/windows, with the small change of replacing the classifier with a LightGbmClassifier. I was able to do this with a .NET Core application (after I understood I had to add the Microsoft.ML.LightGBM Nuget package). But I need to run this in a full .NET framework application. So I followed the same procedure for a .NET Framework 4.6.1 console application. But this failed when I tried to add the Microsoft.ML.LightGBM Nuget package.
What happened?
Microsoft.ML.LightGBM depends on 'LightGBM 2.1.2.2', and I get the following error:

"Could not install package 'LightGBM 2.1.2.2'. You are trying to install this package into a project that targets '.NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1', but the package does not contain any assembly references or content files that are compatible with that framework. For more information, contact the package author."