[docs] document how to pass multi-value params from Python and R (fixes

#4345) (#4346)

* [R-package] add docs and tests on monotone constraints (fixes #4345)

* remove tests

* move doc to top level

* slightly more specific

* Update docs/Parameters.rst

Co-authored-by: Nikita Titov <nekit94-08@mail.ru>

Co-authored-by: Nikita Titov <nekit94-08@mail.ru>

docs/Parameters.rst

@@ -28,6 +28,26 @@ By using config files, one line can only contain one parameter. You can use ``#`
 
 If one parameter appears in both command line and config file, LightGBM will use the parameter from the command line.
 
+For the Python and R packages, any parameters that accept a list of values (usually they have ``multi-xxx`` type, e.g. ``multi-int`` or ``multi-double``) can be specified in those languages' default array types.
+For example, ``monotone_constraints`` can be specified as follows.
+
+**Python**
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+ params = {
+ "monotone_constraints": [-1, 0, 1]
+ }
+
+
+**R**
+
+.. code-block:: r
+
+ params <- list(
+ monotone_constraints = c(-1, 0, 1)
+ )
+
 .. start params list
 
 Core Parameters