def batch_detection(network, images, class_names, class_colors,
                    thresh=0.25, hier_thresh=.5, nms=.45, batch_size=4):
    image_height, image_width, _ = check_batch_shape(images, batch_size)
    darknet_images = prepare_batch(images, network)
    batch_detections = darknet.network_predict_batch(network, darknet_images, batch_size, image_width,
                                                     image_height, thresh, hier_thresh, None, 0, 0)

def prepare_batch(images, network, channels=3):
    ...
    batch_array = np.concatenate(darknet_images, axis=0)
    batch_array = np.ascontiguousarray(batch_array.flat, dtype=np.float32)/255.0
    darknet_images = batch_array.ctypes.data_as(darknet.POINTER(darknet.c_float))
    return darknet.IMAGE(width, height, channels, darknet_images)