Release Version 2.8.2 · scikit-hep/awkward

New features

feat: add segmented argmin and argmax by @ianna in #3449
feat: change argmin and argmax algorithms to handle big data by @ianna in #3450
feat: implement segment count_nonzero reducer by @ianna in #3452
feat: support unknown_length for virtual arrays in order to read without any materialization by @ikrommyd in #3475
feat: enable jax backend for virtual arrays by @ikrommyd in #3451
feat: Add a parquet uuid calculation by @NJManganelli in #3440

fix: typo in UnionArray combinations by @ikrommyd in #3438
fix: pyarrow 19.0 support by @ianna in #3416
fix: force gc in numba test by @ianna in #3448
fix: highlevel function dispatch type hint by @pfackeldey in #3447
fix: remove mixed numpy<->jax arrays in Jax backend by @pfackeldey in #3446
fix: better support for pyright by @henryiii in #3453
fix: setitem in ak firsts with jax backend by @pfackeldey in #3455
fix: replace some __setitem__ calls with .at[where].set(value) for the jax backend by @ikrommyd in #3457
fix: remove duplicate failing raggedtensor test when you have a GPU on the system by @ikrommyd in #3461
fix: single int slicing for named axis by @pfackeldey in #3469
fix: add ptr implementation and fix __setitem__ for Index and tocarryraw to make ak.(arg)combinations work for the jax backend by @ikrommyd in #3471
fix: check for error being None in the output of validity kernels by @ikrommyd in #3479
fix: minor things required for the whole ci to work with virtual arrays by @ikrommyd in #3484
fix: jax reducers returning incorrect output values or lengths by @ikrommyd in #3464
fix: avoid calling shape_generator inside generator if it has already been called by @ikrommyd in #3490
fix: add field metadata to record its option type by @ianna in #3478
fix: add maps_as_pydicts parameter to to_pylist by @ianna in #3492
fix: consistent materializing length across all layouts by @ikrommyd in #3489

refactor: move form_with_unique_keys here by @pfackeldey in #3482
revert: "fix: setitem in ak firsts with jax backend" by @ianna in #3460
docs: minor fixes to JAX guide + add VJP example by @Saransh-cpp in #3439
docs: add ikrommyd as a contributor for test by @allcontributors in #3472
docs: add NJManganelli as a contributor for code by @allcontributors in #3481
chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in #3436
chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in #3443
chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in #3445
chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in #3470
chore: use ubuntu-latest for coverage by @ianna in #3473
chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in #3476
chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in #3486
chore: update pyarrow version in the full testing requirements by @ianna in #3487
chore: remove the upper pin on pyarrow by @ianna in #3493
chore(deps): bump scientific-python/upload-nightly-action from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2 in the actions group by @dependabot in #3442
chore(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates by @dependabot in #3485

Full Changelog: v2.8.1...v2.8.2