Version 2.8.10

[ianna]

New features

• feat: preserve field order when replacing existing fields in with_field by @DylanModesitt in feat: preserve field order when replacing existing fields in with_field #3681
• feat: add to_/from_safetensors by @pfackeldey in feat: add to_/from_safetensors #3685

Bug-fixes and performance

• fix: update image cell in thinking-in-arrays.ipynb by @ianna in fix: update image cell in thinking-in-arrays.ipynb #3660
• fix: prefix with an underscore unused variables by @ianna in fix: prefix with an underscore unused variables #3672
• fix(ci): fix issues with dependencies for GPU tests by @ariostas in fix(ci): fix issues with dependencies for GPU tests #3673
• fix: convert integer-like objects to python integers in shapes by @ikrommyd in fix: convert integer-like objects to python integers in shapes #3662
• fix: avoid recursion limit when concatenating EmptyArrays by @ikrommyd in fix: avoid recursion limit when concatenating EmptyArrays #3664
• fix: only check VirtualNDArray's shape versus count in from_buffers if both are known by @ikrommyd in fix: only check VirtualNDArray's shape versus count in from_buffers if both are known #3667
• fix: preserve the type when indexed by an empty array by @TaiSakuma in fix: preserve the type when indexed by an empty array #3678
• fix: ensure masked string/bytestring dtypes can hold 'nan' fill value… by @JamesBrofos in fix: ensure masked string/bytestring dtypes can hold 'nan' fill value… #3692
• fix: add missing units to datetime/timedelta in a test by @TaiSakuma in fix: add missing units to datetime/timedelta in a test #3688
• fix: pass attrs parameter to wrap_layout in from_* by @DylanModesitt in fix: pass attrs parameter to wrap_layout in from_* #3687
• fix: use jax's __setitem__ syntax in ak.merge_union_of_records to make it work with the jax backend by @ikrommyd in fix: use jax's __setitem__ syntax in ak.merge_union_of_records to make it work with the jax backend #3596

Other

• chore(deps): bump pypa/cibuildwheel from 3.1 to 3.2 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in chore(deps): bump pypa/cibuildwheel from 3.1 to 3.2 in the actions group #3665
• chore(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in chore(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates #3670
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci[bot] in chore: update pre-commit hooks #3671
• chore: mac os 13 hosted runner image is closing down by @ianna in chore: mac os 13 hosted runner image is closing down #3666
• chore: improve pyproject.toml from sp-repo-review checks by @henryiii in chore: improve pyproject.toml from sp-repo-review checks #3677
• chore(deps): bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 6 to 7 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in chore(deps): bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 6 to 7 in the actions group #3689
• chore: small inconsistency/typo with the non-jax case below by @ikrommyd in chore: small inconsistency/typo with the non-jax case below #3698
• chore(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in chore(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates #3699
• docs: add TaiSakuma as a contributor for code by @allcontributors[bot] in docs: add TaiSakuma as a contributor for code #3679
• docs: add DylanModesitt as a contributor for code by @allcontributors[bot] in docs: add DylanModesitt as a contributor for code #3684
• docs: add JamesBrofos as a contributor for code by @allcontributors[bot] in docs: add JamesBrofos as a contributor for code #3693
• test: add cuda tests for virtual arrays by @ikrommyd in test: add cuda tests for virtual arrays #3459
• test: add a test on flattering empty arrays by @TaiSakuma in test: add a test on flattering empty arrays #3700

New Contributors

• @DylanModesitt made their first contribution in feat: preserve field order when replacing existing fields in with_field #3681
• @TaiSakuma made their first contribution in fix: preserve the type when indexed by an empty array #3678
• @JamesBrofos made their first contribution in fix: ensure masked string/bytestring dtypes can hold 'nan' fill value… #3692

Full Changelog: v2.8.9...v2.8.10

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This discussion was created from the release Version 2.8.10.